Propagandist Dmitry Kiselev, on the air of Vesti Nedeli, exposed the "absurdity" of the West, reading out the "news" of the satirical publication "Panorama" with the headline "Oxford University withdraws over 10 thousand diplomas of children of Russian officials."
The publication noticed that he was again quoted on the federal channel, and published a recording of the broadcast on social networks. Kiselev in the issue called the decision to cancel his own diplomas and not return the money for education as absurd.
Later, Kiselev clarified that the “news” was a joke:
“They began to understand, then it turned out that this was a joke. Network trolling. On the other hand, the very nature of today's humor speaks volumes. It sounds plausible. After all, it’s the same in life.”
However, it is not clear why the federal channel decided to announce that this was a fake only at the very end.
The satirical publication was posted on the Panorama website on July 22. The sarcastic note stated that "the academic council of Oxford University, the oldest in the UK, has decided to annul all diplomas issued to children and other close relatives of Russian officials since 2014."
The publication joked that Oxford referred to personal sanctions against Russian deputies, ministers and oligarchs. Their children allegedly often have several passports and study in the UK under false names, so it is impossible to establish the real family ties of a student and find out if his relatives are under sanctions. In this regard, it was decided to revoke the diplomas of all persons associated with Russia, it was specified in the comic news.
In the past, another propagandist, Vladimir Solovyov, also referred to Panorama. He posted on Twitter a link to the news that the Yeltsin Center had provided tents, field kitchens and generators to opponents of St. Catherine's Church in Yekaterinburg. Solovyov did not understand that the information about Yekaterinburg was false. “Are there any comments from the Yeltsin Center?” he asked. Soon, he called the news "crap from Panorama" and deleted the first tweet about it.
Literally a week before, Solovyov also shared the fake news of Panorama, mistaking it for real. On May 11, he published a post on his Instagram that in Paris, at the Immortal Regiment procession, a Chinese citizen beat an American for denying the victory of the USSR in World War II. The entry was later deleted, but the screenshot shows that Soloviev doubted the veracity of the news: "Can someone confirm this story?" - he asked.
