The Kyiv club did not plan to hold a “Makhachkala on fire” party to celebrate the gas station explosion in the Russian city of Makhachkala. There is no such poster on the club’s website and in its social media. The club representatives refuted the information spread on social networks.
Kremlin media and social media users began to spread false information that in Kyiv a party called “Makhachkala on fire” was allegedly planned to be held. As propaganda claims, this is how Ukraine’s capital allegedly wanted to celebrate the explosion at a gas station in the Russian city of Makhachkala, where, according to the Kremlin, 35 people died. As proof, they attach a poster of the capital’s clubs, which allegedly announced such an event.
“Here is the poster of the Kyiv club Forsage, where on August 18 they will host the party “Makhachkala on Fire” with a fire show. If you think that Ukrainians turned angry just now, you are wrong. Satanic attempts have been observed in Ukraine before: by 2022 there were cakes in the form of Russian babies, as well as “separatist in oil” snacks, and “orc banquet,” users write, referring to negative depictions of the Russian military in Ukrainian popular culture.
Among the spread of such information, StopFake decided to check whether the club really decided to throw a party dedicated to the death of people in Makhachkala. As it turns out, this is not true.
Neither the website, nor the Facebook and Instagram pages of the aforementioned Kyiv club ever published a poster announcing the “Makhachkala on fire” party. In addition, on the morning of August 16, the Kyiv club posted short videos reacting to this information. They called it a provocation.
“Many worthy people from Dahestan live in Kyiv. They have often visited us and support Ukraine. All reasonable people understand that such a poster could never be produced by our club. How can you believe that such a poster would have lasted 22 hours without a harsh reaction from those whom it offends? Don’t be fooled by the provocations of the evil empire (Russia — ed.),” wrote the Forsage club representatives.
Moreover, the propaganda shared the same screenshot of the poster. In the upper left corner of the image you can see exactly when it was published. Both the Kremlin media and social media users allegedly took a screenshot of the poster at the same time, 22 hours ago. This is suspicious, to say the least.
Previously, StopFake refuted the information that Ukrainians are calling to ban the Tetris game.
