Pro-Russian Telegram channels have spread information that the Lviv Klymentiy Sheptytsky Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life is holding a raffle for a museum exhibit to raise funds for the military. As “proof” of this, propagandists add a corresponding screenshot.

However, this information is false, the VoxCheck project writes. On November 11, 2024, Olesia Kopchak published a post on her Facebook page with a raffle for a gift one can win for their donation to the military to buy electronic warfare equipment. In turn, the Russians deliberately misinterpreted it. After all, Kopchak’s publication refers to a raffle for a gift from the store of the Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life. The woman did not mean a raffle for a museum exhibit. The photo of the jug is most likely illustrative.

After all, there are no museum exhibits for sale in the “shop” section of the museum’s website. There you can only find T-shirts, books, plates, and other souvenirs that have no historical value.

By distorting details and manipulation information, propagandists seek to create a false impression that Ukrainians are forced to sell museum items to support the military. Earlier, we refuted information that the Ukrainian government allegedly wanted to sell “Scythian gold” at an auction.