Russians spread a new fake: a photo of Boris Johnson allegedly “farting” in Lviv has appeared online
Russian propaganda and social media users spread the news that during his visit to Lviv, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson allegedly thanked him for his degree with a “Nazi salute.”
The Center for Strategic Communications denied this information.
“Lies: During his visit to Lviv, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ‘drove off’ at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, thus thanking the university for awarding him a degree. The corresponding photo is being spread by Russian propaganda media and social media users,” the statement said.
The Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security noted that the photo with the “crying” Johnson, who was indeed in Lviv on September 9, is a photo editor montage used by Russian fake news makers.
“In the original photo, the participants of the ceremony are standing, some of them have their right hand on their hearts, and Boris Johnson’s hands are down. Obviously, at that moment, the ceremony participants were listening to the Ukrainian anthem. In addition, the use of the Nazi salute or “zigging” is prohibited in Ukraine by the Criminal Code under Article 436, Section XX, as public use of the symbols of the totalitarian Nazi regime,” the government organization noted.
