The office that manages the Uber billboard that allegedly broadcast the video has refuted this information.
Russian resources are spreading videos of billboards in Berlin that allegedly advertised the «Immortal Regiment» campaign. The video features photos of veterans and the caption «Eighty years later, they’re back in Berlin» in Russian and German.
But despite the significant spread of such news, even the Russian audience suspected that it was a fake. In the comments on the entertainment website Pikabu, readers were outraged: «don’t the authors understand how poor editing looks?», «the campaign was organized by artificial intelligence», and «a shame that it’s fake. One of the site’s users even created his own fake to show how easy it is to edit such a video. It is likely that the authors used neural networks to edit the video. However, to make sure, we contacted Uber Arena, which operates one of the billboards featured in the video. The company’s partnership manager, Stefan Kusche, almost immediately replied that the company had conducted an internal check and found that it was fake, and such material was not broadcast on the Uber Arena advertising platform. The information was later confirmed by the company’s press service. We also contacted the press service of Limes, the company that operates another billboard in the video, but at the time of publication, had not received a response to our request.
At the same time, it is important to understand that the video shows some of the largest and most profitable advertising platforms in Germany, which cooperates with global brands. Therefore, it is unlikely that advertisers would risk their reputations to broadcast propaganda content. Although the action itself is permitted in Germany — unlike in Ukraine — since 2022, the court has banned the use of Russian and Soviet symbols near World War II memorials. The stated purpose of the action is to honor the fallen participants and victims of the war. However, in reality, Russia is using the event to promote its false narratives.
The so-called Victory Day has become another excuse for Russia to spread fake news. For another refutation on this topic, read the article Fake: Friedrich Merz Will Come to Russia for The Victory Day Parade – Berliner Zeitung.
