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The Russian Orthodox Church has asked to block resources distributing a fake video, where Patriarch Kirill allegedly calls for buying cryptocurrency, Vakhtang Kipshidze, deputy chairman of the synodal department for interaction between the church and society and the media of the Moscow Patriarchate, told RBC.
The department sent a letter with such a requirement to Roskomnadzor.
RBC sent a request to the press service of Roskomnadzor.
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Earlier, a video of a speech by Patriarch Kirill at parliamentary meetings was circulated on the network, in which the phrase “The screen shows the unstoppable growth of the bitcoin rate against the dollar” is taken out of context. The voice-over claims that the patriarch calls on Russians to invest in cryptocurrencies and modern technologies for the rapid growth of the country’s economy. This is followed by an announcement that the patriarch will hold a service at which he will bless the traders for their activities.