Ukrainian media believed in a fake that 50 thousand bees attacked the Russian military near Kherson.

According to RT, the author of the “news” is a local resident, he composed the text in ten minutes and anonymously posted it in the OSBB chat, popular in Ukraine.

According to the man, he wanted to check how the Ukrainians would react to a completely invented and ridiculous fake. As a result, the “news” was reprinted by a number of major Ukrainian publications, without even trying to verify the information.

“The formula is very simple: an epic story, preferably with a fantastic element, plus a reference to the location. It’s scary to imagine if this is done purposefully, for money and with a large team,”the man added.

@rt_russian

  • @HaSch@lemmygrad.ml
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    52 years ago

    I know that already the ancient Greek cities used to embed local folklore into classical mythology for the purpose of raising morale, but at least their stories were good, whereas the Ukrainian ones are somehow both too unimaginative to intrigue the mind and too unrealistic to appeal to inquiry