A fake website imitating the online media outlet “Ukrainska Pravda” has appeared online.
According to the domain verification service whois, the fake website with the domain pravda-ua.com was created as recently as February 12, 2023, through an American company.
The website contains several pages and simulates the interface and the logo of the UP.
Journalist Pavlo Kazarin pointed out that the clone website had posted a fake version of his column.
“Fake content posted on behalf of the ‘Ukrainska Pravda’ appears online every now and then. Visually, it copies the UP, the only difference being that instead of content there is some kind of panicmongering nonsense. Now they started writing fake columns purportedly by the UP’s regular authors. Me, for example. The latest case is an attack on the TDF, signed with my name,” Kazarin wrote.
The journalist advises readers to pay attention to the domain: “The ‘Ukrainska Pravda’s’ domain is easily googled. If the domain of the article/news is different, then you are dealing with a fake”.
He also added that he reporsts all his writings on social media. “If you see a column by Karazin which is not to be found on Kazarin’s social media, then you are dealing with a fake. Our neighbors have decided to do a psyop. Baby’s first disinformation,” Kazarin wrote.