Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, under the agitation of Western public opinion, many volunteers have gone to the Ukrainian front to join the war against Russia. But in order to attract the attention of the public, some people simply take advantage of the situation and pretend to "fight" on the Ukrainian front.
A few days ago, an internet celebrity blogger with nearly 120,000 fans on Twitter was exposed by netizens that he fabricated his experience of volunteering in Ukraine and was a complete liar.
Internet celebrity borrows spy novel scenes to write "Handle battle " experience
According to reports, the internet celebrity blogger's account is "Canadian Ukrainian Volunteer". He claims that he is a member of the "Four-man Squad" fighting in Khlsong, Ukraine. He has more than 118,000 fans on Twitter . After being exposed for fraud, the account was deleted.
Selfie photos posted by "Canadian Ukrainian Volunteer"
It is reported that for several months, the blogger has often packaged himself with heroic plots and adventure stories, and posted some photos of himself "fighting on the front line of Ukraine", attracting a large number of followers. For example, in an April post, he claimed that he had disguised himself as a Russian soldier and snorted into Russian-controlled areas in southern Ukraine on his bicycle.
"Our contacts warn us to hide in the dark and not expose ourselves to the spy's eyes. Whether it is the windows open above our heads, the cigarettes flashing by someone on the balcony, or even the dog barking far away, it is enough to hold our breath against the wall in the dark," the "volunteer" tweeted. It is reported that these contents are obviously borrowing the text inspiration from the John Le Carre spy thriller novel.
"Canadian Ukrainian Volunteer" photo in the Lord of the Rings tweet
In addition, the fake "volunteer" has also posted selfies standing next to the burned tank , and exaggeratedly added slogans such as "This spring is a great harvest, glory belongs to Ukraine". He also "posted" photos of his daily equipment on the battlefield or during rest, and pleased readers with the story of "repelling Russian troops." In addition, he also published a post with the theme of "Lord of the Rings", comparing Russia to "orc tribes."
Netizens found out the real IP address of internet celebrities through "phishing"
However, the various pictures posted by this "volunteer" attracted the attention of "online detectives", and they found that these pictures were very suspicious. A Canadian volunteer who actually went to the Ukrainian front line, after closely following his post, found that the "fake" posted a weapon just an air gun, while his military tool kit was a copycat. Since then, more and more people have begun to question the authenticity of the "Canadian Ukrainian volunteers" and have provided evidence to expose it.
To tell the truth, an open source intelligence expert named NexusIntel used "phishing" to identify it: he contacted the "volunteer" on social media and sent him a news link about other Canadians fighting in Ukraine. When the "volunteer" clicked on the news link, the intelligence expert immediately captured his IP address. “He clicked twice and then stopped me,” said NexusIntel, who found the “brave volunteer” from Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, not Ukraine.
"In my opinion, the only real thing he said is that he is Canadian," said NexusIntel.
It is reported that the motivation of "Canadian Ukrainian volunteers" is still unclear. But obviously he is not the first person to use a false identity to post topics related to Ukrainian volunteers on social media. Combined with fake news from mainstream media and government statements, false and false online information has shown a viral spread, which has become one of the key factors in the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
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