Propagandists spreading pro-Russian rhetoric on anonymous telegram channels are distributing a video shown by Lviv residents who allegedly went to a rally against the head of the Office of the President Andrii Yermak in March 2024. However, this is a fake video.

Specialists from the VoxCheck project drew attention to it. Using keywords on the Internet, they were able to find the original video. It was published on YouTube on November 28, 2014 under the title “Maidan in Lviv - December 1, 2013”. On this day, more than 50 thousand Lviv residents actually protested in the city center, demanding the resignation of Yanukovych, the government and parliament.

They found an audio track with shouts against Yermak on another recording that was distributed on March 13, 2020. Then representatives and supporters of the “Voice” party gathered near the President’s Office, outraged by the signing of new agreements in Minsk.

Previously, Ukrainian intelligence reported on the special operation Maidan-3, which was aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian authorities, spreading panic among the population and increasing hostility with foreign allies. These actions were accompanied by fake messages, the main peak of which occurs in March-April 2024. Thus, these messages probably also refer to the Maidan-3 special operation.