Russia accused of releasing fake German anti-Zelensky advert

The latest attempt by Moscow to sow discord in the West has been exposed as a video discouraging Germans from supporting Ukraine.

The one-minute-long clip originally surfaced on several German-language Twitter accounts before being picked up by prominent Russian propagandists, who reshared it online, falsely claiming the hard-right AfD party was behind it.

The video opens with a view of an idyllic, sun-lit German street in “2023” before cutting away to the inside of a home where modestly dressed young parents sit on the sofa watching TV while their young son plays in front of them.

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[theuser]

Definitely not a German advert. Whoever made this has a great sense of humour.

[yougonahaveanoratime]

As a German, I find this video absolutely hilarious

[newmapper]

I knew it was fake when there was not a single person of color 😂

[x.x.]

These guys seem very modest compared to the German tax office.

[francousmiani]

Not a single turkish descendent? Not a German commercial for sure.

[l.a.]

Whoever had the idea for that video deserves a raise.

[climatixseuche]

"Russia accused of releasing fake German anti-Zelensky advert" normal people call this meme making

[buddyholly]

As a German, I find this absolutely hilarious, and also accurate.

The fact thats its actually funny is the proof that there is no way this ad was made by Germans.
Our movies suck.

[WeirdCongs]

The Russian has better sense of humour than the German :))

[assassin]

After the Canadian Parliament this makes a lot more sense

[gowther]

As a Russian, didn't know about this video, but it's pretty funny 😂

[realsven]

I knew from the beginning that this could not be a German production: The city is too clean, the people not diverse enough and the family still has money in the piggy bank.

[sushijuice]

I love the joke at the end. It is alluded to that there is a demand that Germany should send “Leopards” (German tank model) to Ukraine.

[ygtldqu]

Anecdote:
An American came to Russia to see how sanctions work.
He went into the store.
The store is empty. No food.
An American asks the cashier: Why is there no food in your store? Because sanctions?
Cashier: Because it's a furniture store.

[iskduuz]

if this was just a trailer of a full movie, i would watch it 100%. What a fine comedy this would be.

[mutexin]

As a German, I can confirm it's happening.

[kaiserberlin]

I just realized the leopard plush toy were not even spared, a nod to the wasted aid of Leopard tanks disabled by the Russians.

[sergeyalexandrovich]

Whoever created that video, Telegraph does a good job propagating it 😬

[volkmar]

Unrealistic. In modern Germany, they would also tear out the central heating system. ;)

[Sornio]

When Americans do propaganda its alright. When Russians do propaganda, its a big no no.