As of July 24, articles on the net began to appear describing the incidental involving tourists from Poland and Russia in the Turkish Quattro Beach hotel in the city of Alanya. According to reports, there was a fight on 13 July, the basis of which was the attitude towards the war in Ukraine. safety and hotel service were to stand and quietly watch 4 Poles beat a young couple from Russia. After the incident, only a Russian citizen will be arrested. The articles were additionally accompanied by 2 photographs depicting the alleged event. This article will examine the authenticity and origin of these reports.
Examples of articles on fightingOn July 13th, the Turkish Hotel Quattro Beach had a fight with Poles and Russians.
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Incident without war motive, softened on site
On 13 July, there were handcuffs between the resters at the Quattro Beach Hotel in Alanya Polacks and Russians. But the fight had no political motive. W answers on the question asked by Onet, the hotel manager indicated that the event occurred at 2:30 p.m. The hotel staff responded immediately and the 2 parties were able to scope an agreement.
According to the hotel's representatives, the blame for the incidental was on both sides, who, under the influence of alcohol, misunderstood themselves. The misunderstanding had nothing to do with events in Ukraine. The police were not called to the scene. Alanya Quattro Beach Spa and hotel announced that "due to the lies written in the Russian media, papers are being prepared to file a suit against the portal that published this information".
It is false to inform about the inactivity of service and/or support of Poles in this incident, the arrest of Russians by police and the motive of the war in Ukraine as a origin of the dispute.
Examples of articles and articles on Telegram and TwitterPolish social media and portals
Information about reports of beatings appearing on Russian websites could be read on the pages, among others Super Express, Radio Zet, Polsat News is Virtual Poland. However, it should be noted that these reports were presented as likely consequence of Russian propaganda. Without notice, you could read articles on the website Shareinfo, o2, whether in shared entries on Telegram, Twitter and Facebook.
Chart of interactions related to the subject on FacebookReactions and popularity
The subject described over the last 3 days (between 26 and 28 July) gathered more than 11,000 reactions on Facebook. The most frequently commented and shared Polish-language posts were from == sync, corrected by elderman ==, Shareinfo, Super Express and o2. The content of this subject gathered together closely 2000 comments and over 3,500 reactions.
Most popular Facebook postsThe origin of the manipulated message
First publication the manipulated information took place on 24 July on the propaganda Russian "Rybar" channel on the Telegram. The portal reported Poles beating Russians in Turkey. The reason was the Russians' reluctance to comment on the war in Ukraine.
The hotel's staff and safety were to watch silently and not intervene despite the screams and pleas of the beaten man. erstwhile the police arrived, Poles were no longer to be, while the Russian was allegedly transported to the police station, where they were arrested. Additionally, the police were not expected to let the victim to contact the embassy and lawyers. The authors suggested not to choose Turkey as a destination for vacation trips and consider Latin America as an alternative. The entry did not contain any photos.
First entry from the Telegram Fisher ChannelMass scope fake news
A fewer days later in English and Russian, German, Romanian, Spanish, Ukrainianand even Chinese Information portals appeared akin articles describing the events of 13 July in the duplicate speech for the publication “Rybar” from Telegram. These publications were additionally accompanied by 2 photographs of the alleged incidental from the hotel.
Screenshots of abroad portalsOrigin of the first photo
The first photograph shows a group of men struggling, where 2 of them lie on the floor. Photo comes from surveillance recordings au wedding event 23 June 2013 in Saianogorsk, the Republic of Chakasia. At that time, there was a fight between Paweł Kuydin, an investigator of the Russian Ministry of the Interior, and a 32-year-old doctor of the trauma ward of the city hospital, Evgeny Jakyov. Coincidentally pushed by an M.S.I. investigator, he and his police colleagues had to bloodyly and severely beat the medic.
Personnel from the 2013 surveillance video, presenting the first of the photos usedThe same as an illustration of different fake news
The photograph in later years was utilized respective times to spread disinformation. In 2016, it appeared as an illustration to the alleged beatings of immigrants (Russian Article) for harassment of women in Murmansk. In 2017 The same photograph was utilized in the context of the local population attack on African migrants in the Chinese subway.
Origin of the second photo
The second of the photos is besides a frame from a movie recording. It comes from Moto Open Fest, which was held in 2018 in Kiev. There was a fight between the contestants. It was expected to be a free shirt. The first video is no longer available onlinebut they've been seen staff from the movie with dates of publication. The same frame was presented in respective Russian portals in 2021. It was then reported that there was an incidental on September 20 in Cherekovec between 3 women in a nightclub on Lenina Street.
Second of the photos utilized in the articleThe photographs have no bearing on the event – both presented in the articles have no bearing on the situation described. Each of them presents a different event, both have been utilized in the past for misinformation.
Propaganda objectives
Such entries are part of a Russian information war aimed at achieving concrete social responses. The recipients are expected to be convinced about the rusophobic attitude of the global community, presenting Poles in a bad light.
Summary
On 13 July, there was a real fight between Polish and Russian citizens in the Turkish hotel in Alanya. Contrary to what propaganda media says, the fight had no political motives. The hotel staff responded immediately and the dispute was resolved on site. The police didn't intervene in this case. Reports of unequal treatment due to Russian nationality and the motive for the war in Ukraine are Russian propaganda.
Sources
A fisherman on a telegram https://t.me/rybar/36031
NewsRu.com https://www.newsru.com/crime/25jun2013/weddingpolbeathak.html
