Russian media fabricated a fake about Israel – what happened at Ben-Gurion

The Russian Telegram channel SHOT spread a fake about a Russian tourist being denied entry to Israel due to having rubles. The affected woman, Elizaveta Mishkevich, refuted key details of the story, stating that the authors distorted her words and fabricated facts. The real picture turned out to be different: rubles were not the reason for the denial, and claims about "no tourism" and a requirement for an invitation from relatives were invented.

The Russian Telegram channel SHOT spread a fake about a Russian tourist being denied entry to Israel due to having rubles. The story began with the trip of 28-year-old Elizaveta Mishkevich, a resident of Saint Petersburg, who planned to vacation at the Dead Sea. During passport control at Ben-Gurion Airport, the woman was sent for additional inspection, where officials noticed cash rubles. The SHOT channel presented the situation as if the Russian woman was turned away at the border because of Russian currency, adding details that border guards allegedly stated there was "no tourism in Israel" and demanded an invitation from relatives. However, Mishkevich herself refuted these details, stating that the authors distorted her words and fabricated facts. According to her, the topic of rubles was raised, but officials did not claim it was the reason for the denial. Claims about "no tourism" and demands for invitations turned out to be the channel's invention. The article exposes the mechanism of creating fakes in the Russian media space, where the pursuit of sensations replaces facts with clickbait.