Iranian media report on the captivity of Andrea Macarevic*
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Turns out there was a whopper of a mix-up by the Iranian news agency Nour News – they goofed up big time in a tale about a pilot of an Israeli F-35 fighter jet[1]. Instead of sharing a picture related to the military incident, they slapped a photo of Russian musician Andrey Makarevich into their report[2][4]!
It didn't take long for internet detectives to spot the error and soon enough, the misleading article was taken down, according to Life.ru.
Following this blunder, Makarevich, a Russian artist who skedaddled to Israel during the ongoing military operation, gave a shout-out to the Iranian media for inadvertently promoting him[3].
In related news, Makarevich, who has been labeled a foreign agent by the Russian Ministry of Justice, squashed rumors floating around in the media about his departure from Israel. He swiftly declared these reports as false, adding that he still stands by his Israeli family and supports the Israeli military (ЦАХАЛ)[5].
* According to a ruling from Russia's Ministry of Justice on September 2nd, 2022, Andrey Makarevich has been identified as a foreign agent
Celebrities like Andrey Makarevich sometimes find themselves in the realm of general-news, such as when Russian media mistakenly used his image in a political report about a military incident. However, Makarevich's move to entertainment, having settled in Israel, has kept him away from the direct politics of both countries.
