{"id":25061,"date":"2020-11-14T17:29:01","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T17:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media.am\/?p=25061"},"modified":"2020-11-16T19:53:21","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T19:53:21","slug":"the-fake-factory-turned-out-to-be-fake-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/verified\/2020\/11\/14\/25061\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fake Factory Turned Out To Be Fake News"},"content":{"rendered":"

On November 13, videos were spread in which a group of citizens allegedly found a “fake factory” that worked for the government and which swore at freedom fighters. Not only did they find it, but they entered the office, got video footage of the faces of the employees, asked questions and shamed them.<\/span><\/p>\n

The content of the videos, which collected tens of thousands of views, was spread by a number of news outlets without being checked first. In reality, the “fake factory” turned out to be the office of the insurance company, “Ingo Armenia.”<\/span><\/p>\n

What claims did the group make against the office that the media outlets trusted them unconditionally?<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Without specifying the location, a group of women turned on their cameras and entered an office, surprising the employees. They ask questions, videotape computer screens, documents, and while reprimanding the employees.<\/span><\/p>\n

They claim that this “fake factory” writes messages swearing at the families of killed soldiers and to the people of Artsakh in exchange for money, that they insult Prime Minister Pashinyan’s critics. The group of invaders promised to visit all the other places where “government fakes write swear words,” noting that they know everyone’s addresses.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are accusations in the videos, but the grounds on which they consider the office a “fake factory” are not presented.<\/span><\/p>\n

The sensational content was spread by <\/span>aysor.am<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> ipress.am<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> auroranews.am<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Shamshyan.com<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> 24News<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> antifake.am<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Yerkir.am<\/span><\/a> without verification.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yerkir.am <\/span>wrote<\/span><\/a> “Fake factory discovered by ‘Veto’ members.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Antifake.am<\/span><\/a> wrote that the journalist of Analitik.am website had published the video. Antifake.am is a fact-checking platform, but the allegations were not checked before being posted on the website.<\/span><\/p>\n

And <\/span>Analitik.am<\/span><\/a> commented that “a group of women and girls” had revealed the office, not mentioning that their journalists were among them.<\/span><\/p>\n

The article mentions that the employees of the office introduced themselves as employees of “Ingo Armenia” insurance company. And as proof of their claim, the website writes, “but in the video, we see how the employees are quick to close their fake pages when the women and girls enter.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The sources of news appearing on news sites are:<\/span><\/p>\n