{"id":2283097,"date":"2024-06-25T10:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T14:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-economist-cover-of-vladimir-putin-and-joe-biden-is-fake\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T10:05:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T14:05:08","slug":"fact-check-economist-cover-of-vladimir-putin-and-joe-biden-is-fake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-economist-cover-of-vladimir-putin-and-joe-biden-is-fake\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Economist Cover Of Vladimir Putin And Joe Biden Is Fake"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-economist-cover-of-vladimir-putin-and-joe-biden-is-fake%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2283097&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Facebook post incorrectly claimed to\u200c show Russian\u2063 President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden\u2064 on the\u200c cover of The Economist magazine. This claim was proven false as The Economist did not \u2064publish such a cover. Additionally, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dccc-blasted-on-twitter-after-thanking-biden-for-2-cent-decrease-in-gas-prices\/\" title=\"DCCC Blasted on Twitter After Thanking Biden for 2 Cent Decrease in Gas Prices\u00a0\">post aligns<\/a>\u2063 with heightened tensions, noting that\u2063 Putin threatened to arm North Korea with weapons in response to Western nations supplying arms to Ukraine. This threat emerged after Putin&#8217;s visit to North Korea, as reported by CNN. The misleading cover image supposedly depicts\u2064 Putin and Biden\u200c engaged in a game of chess, symbolizing nuclear strategy, which has also been debunked.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/edita.startiene\/posts\/8431788333503279?ref=embed_post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims to show Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Joe Biden on the cover of The Economist.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Economist did not publish this cover of Putin and Biden.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Putin threatened to arm North Korea with weapons if Europe, the U.S. and other Western nations continued to arm Ukraine, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/06\/20\/asia\/putin-ukraine-north-korea-south-korea-intl-hnk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/06\/20\/asia\/putin-ukraine-north-korea-south-korea-intl-hnk\/index.html&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1719084147983000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3R0mWhLDp6MRU5G6xcMgdd\">CNN<\/a>. This comes after Putin visited the reclusive nation, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users are claiming to show a cover of The Economist with Putin and Biden playing chess with a nuclear warhead above them. The cover\u2019s title reads, \u201cNuclear war is inevitable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This claim is false. Check Your Fact reviewed The Economist\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> and did not find any such cover on it. A search of the Economist\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/weeklyedition\/archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">available covers<\/a> also did not yield any results. <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/20\/fact-check-video-man-confronting-biden-view-satirical\/\"><strong>(RELATED: X Video Purporting To Show Man Confronting Jill Biden On \u2018The View\u2019 Is Satirical)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact also reviewed The Economist\u2019s social media accounts, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheEconomist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">X<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theeconomist\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, neither of which feature any results for the alleged cover. Check Your Fact also conducted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-denzel-washington-say-democrat-elites-blackmailed-him-for-liking-donald-trump\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Denzel Washington Say \u2018Democrat Elites\u2019 Blackmailed Him For Liking Donald Trump?\">wider internet search<\/a> for the alleged cover. This search did not yield any results beyond other fact-checkers, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/fact-check\/economist-did-not-publish-cover-warning-inevitable-nuclear-war-2024-06-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.logicallyfacts.com\/en\/fact-check\/fake-fabricated-image-shared-as-the-economist-cover-saying-nuclear-war-is-inevitable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Logically Facts<\/a>, debunking the claim.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-sylvester-stallone-wear-this-anti-joe-biden-shirt\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Sylvester Stallone Wear This Anti-Joe Biden Shirt?\">reverse image search found<\/a> that the image of Putin and Biden playing chess was first published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deviantart.com\/carts\/art\/End-Game-2-0-909953980\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deviant Art<\/a> by an artist known as \u201ccards\u201d in 2017. There is no Economist imagery on this page.<\/p>\n<p>An Economist spokesperson told Reuters that the cover was not created by the outlet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Facebook image allegedly shows Putin and Biden on The Economist&#8217;s cover. This is false; The Economist never published such a cover. 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