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July 2021
The Real Story: The Priest the thief, Fr. Dimitrios, SOTIRIOS and THE
HOAX
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Editorial by Dimitri Papadopoulos
It's beyond belief that in this age of information, that are still
people that **by choice** are uninformed and decided to live in total
ignorance. Who are these people? The people that get their "news" from
their friends on Social Networks, even more disturbing, the fact that
they are asking on the Facebook page of the HOAX perpetrators to give
them "news updates" instead of following Local Media which is bound by
Journalistic Code of Ethics and Standards, not by Social Media Fantasy.
These people are the most vulnerable, as they are more likely to
believe whatever clickbait bullshit their Facebook friends feed them!
These are the very same people that you hear them saying "nobody
listens to the Radio and nobody reads newspapers anymore". And
Community leaders are taking advantage of fools to fool them on their
Social Networks. And that worked. They also tried to fool the Broadcast
audience and Newspaper readers through Credible Media. Bad idea. This
is when it backfired on them.
And this is the case here.
All Professional Greek Local Media has extensively covered the issue,
both in Radio, Print Newspaper and Electronic Media- in Greek. It was
first investigated by myself and aired on the Greek Program of Radio
Centre-Ville 102.3 FM on Wednesday July 7 2021 ([available on podcast
audio here][652]), then it was picked up by Mike-FM, then by CFMB 1280
AM, then by VIMA newspaper.
It proved to be a Hoax… Greek Local Media have defused the whole
Conspiracy and ever since there is Radio Silence from the perpetrators,
YET, there are still some people that are still posting messages on the
Facebook Wall of the Perpetrator for an update and others messaging me
and asking me questions what happened.
Really?
The first type of uninformed expects to be "informed" on Facebook by the
Perpetrator, While the Second type of uniformed, is not interested in
the work done by the Greek Local Media, and couldn't care any less in MY
work or even bothered to listen to what I aired on 102.3 FM, and
suddenly wake up, and message me to tell them what happened, making me
repeat myself, over and over, in Private Messaging, the same and the
same, of the same I aired on FM Radio. So here I am now answering to
people that aren't really interested in my work. Well that's
discouraging and insulting.
**This is like somebody placing a telephone call to a restaurant, which
is not a client of the said restaurant or knows where the restaurant is,
and asking the restaurant to send his driver to deliver to his home the
Menu of Day he served his clients today, FOR FREE, and never to be seen
again. Now imagine, 1000 strangers doing that, and the cook preparing
1000 personalized meals for non-clients, one by one, on-demand, and
delivering them out to them for FREE. He won 't be able to be that
"nice" for long, and that till his suppliers and the landlord will be
running after him asking to get paid. **
Well, this is me.
Regardless… I'll take the time and write in English, to inform the
uniformed not interested in my Media Work. And I will do that in the
name of the Common Good, to clear the confusion, and put this issue to
rest, once and for all. After all, Journalism is a Public Service, and
not a Business in the strict sense. Although, if everybody does that,
and don't listen to the Media, and we journalists accept to
"volunteer" on Facebook and spoon feed those who ignore us, you do
understand that we won't be able to be around to do this for long. The
way we put bread on our table and able to give back in the community
and present independent Journalism stories is made possible by
Advertisers in the Media targeting our newspaper readers and our FM
Radio audience -- not by volunteering to spoon-feed our work to
strangers on Facebook messenger, on-demand.
But please, do yourself a favour: Let go "Facebook News", and do the
effort to listen and read Greek Local Media.
Now that I vexed and it's out of me, let's start, but before I do,
pardon as my English is not as good as my Greek.
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The Real Story: The Priest the thief, Fr. Dimitrios, SOTIRIOS and THE
HOAX
**TLDR:** What gave reason to whatever was propagated is a
HOAX. Ignore. End of Story.
**Here 's the long version:**
Like any other Professional Media, I'm NOT interested in Hoaxes
nor pay any attention to them since I'm in Journalism, not into
Jokes and Hoaxes. No Professional journalist reports on Hoaxes.
Journalism is based on Facts (not Fiction) by verifiable sources
and with accountability. (Fundamental principle of the
Journalism Code of Ethics).
Also, no person that respects himself, with a minimum of intelligence,
will take a hoax seriously, with a grain of salt, at the most. It's
also not expected from leaders to spread hoaxes or rumours to their
groups they represent and create unnecessary distress -- not even as a
joke. Unless a leader becomes mentally ill or is "Tripping on LSD" and
looses his judgment to go public motivated by a Hoax to create
unnecessary instability, at which point, must be taken down and
replaced in a hurry! So far, I haven't seen anybody in a Leadership
position acting like that.
Even Sleepy Joe is FAR from reaching that mental state.
This issue came to my attention while I was distributing the XPONIKA
newspaper at the beginning of July. I got stopped over and over
again by A LOT people asking me the SAME question… First to drop the
question was on Park Avenue "what's the situation with Fr.
Dimitri"?. All they knew is that Fr Dimitri may be in trouble, but
it's not clear what is going on.
Me, Journalist Dimitri Papadopoulos, clueless.
After the 4th person stopped me on Jean-Talon street, I understood that
something serious might be going on and I gave a call to my
colleges/competitors. They were also clueless!
So I assumed it's breaking news. Perfect, I'll break it!
When I came back at the office I researched and reached to ALL known
parties… and came to a conclusion:
That our Self-called "Leaders" of the Greek Community of Montreal
are making public statements and issuing official announcements and
their AMATEUR Public Relations Departments wiring Press Releases
"For immediate Release in Red letters (URGENCY 1) to all media
outlets stating the following:
to resume: They all Categorically condemn the false accusations
published on the "Andipoda" website against Fr. Dimitri. It's False, Not
True, and Lie. And asking for wide distribution of this statement.
No local media published or aired this so-called Press Release, and
rightfully so. Professional Media are bound by a strict Code of Ethics
and High Standards, and therefore, no media will spread a Hoax. That's a
thing for Social Networks, Not for media.
Here's the first Red Flag: "Andipoda" is an amateur-run Greek HOAX
micro-blog maintained by a Greek person in Toronto, filled with hate
speech, hoaxes, misspelled words on virtually every paragraph,
manipulated imagery, and ALL articles are unsigned and anonymous. It's
not a popular Blog, only known by those few involved at a high level
with Greek Community affairs. (Senior Greek Community Journalists, Greek
Community Newspaper Publishers, Senior Community Executives, Senior
Religious Leaders and executives of the Greek Congress… and those
involved in the Greek Community since the age of Noah. Those are the
people that are AWARE, as for who reads it? Nobody, other than if
there's a pissing contest between those few….
Out of curiosity, then visited the Andipoda Hoax- micro-blog, for the
first time after 3 years… to see what made a specific Group of our
Community Leaders, which are "coincidentally" all part of the same
Group, that all "coincidentally" started to "Condemn" all the SAME Time
in Unison, And VERY LOUD in all directions, (Even an a press release
from their self-called PR department for immediate release (Extreme
Urgency Level 1) to the media the article they read on the Andipoda.
What I read was a non-story. Essentially a sarcastic Question addressed
to Chris Manikis (calling him "Mr Judge of the Greek Community what do
you know of the $30,000 that an anonymous lady informed us that Fr.
Dimitri stole from the church?"
Unsigned, Anonymous, speculative, And OVERALL SARCASTIC.
**NOT newsworthy, or serious.**
Specifically, ([this is the HOAX linked here][653]) originally posted
on Andipoda on June 30th 2021, that started it all which was made
known by the perpetrators, which also happen to be our Self-called
"Greek Community Leaders".
The HOAX in itself, is a QUESTION, not even an accusation, addressed to
Christo Maniki, Newspaper Published of BHMA) and to nobody else, asking
him an impossible question to answer. The said "anonymous lady"
(Bullshit) approached Andypoda in Toronto…. and the Guy is asking Chisto
Maniki from Montreal what he knows for what she told to Andypoda in
Toronto? First of all, Maniki is in Montreal and doesn't know what she
allegedly told to Andypoda in Toronto.
Furthermore, the anonymous writer of the HOAX is asking Mr. Maniki to
comment on something that an imaginary person allegedly said.
Again, the article posted on Andipoda HOAX microblog personal site, WAS
A QUESTION addressed to Chis Maniki. What exactly our "Leaders" are
condemning? Are they "Condemning" a Question?
Seriously?
Regardless…. It's a HOAX, and I never try give attention or try to
interpret, understand, take seriously, explain, give answers, spread or
otherwise REACT to HOAXES. The only ones I have seen doing that are
those Facebook "Fact Checkers"…. but I have yet to see them issuing
Press Releases "For Immediate Distribution" (EXTREME URGENCY 1) to the
Media. DEFINITELY NOT JOURNALISTS OR LEADERS.
That would be NEWSWORTHY IN ITSELF.
Oh, did I just mentioned Leaders with a total lack of judgment
acting weird.. is newsworthy?
We have a story. That's my story!
My leaders acting weird. Furthermore, their stupidity is at such a
degree, that NOBODY understood what exactly they are condemning or
talking about, creating Even MORE confusion… …. for a HOAX… that NOBODY
is aware, other than them. I won't go as far as accusing them as
perpetrators of the Hoax, but I'm ready to bet big money.
Jut watching them do, it gives it away!
Let's get to the bottom of it, and close this embarrassing
situation, once and for all.
I was also informed by people that know, the plan was to create a HOAX
that called for the priest he "robbed" (heavy word) the Church. Then
Spread MAXIMUM Awareness through all platforms, channels, Traditional
and Electronic Media and Social Networks,, Create a Wave of Support for
the Priest.. with sympathy messages, And when the support will be at
it's peak, KNOWING that no money is missing from the church and the
finances are balancing, the Filoptoho (ladies auxiliary of the church)
knowing he priest did not steal anything, when the wave of support will
be at it's peak, they would come out with an official statement,
officially "clearing" him from all accusations. and everybody will bow
to the extraordinary priest, that is the best like no other!
WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL… TO DETHRONE ARCHBISHOP SOTIRIOS OF
TORONTO, UNDER THE PRETEXT HE IS OLD AND LOOSING IT, AND BRING
SOMEBODY OF THEIR OWN FROM SWEDEN.
Well… that's A LOT OF POWER!
I won't try to analyze why these Mega "powerful" Bosses felt the need to
use the "no-power" of Andypoda and arrange such Major Coup involving the
Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Archbishop of Canada SOTIRIOS,
which will lead to his unceremonious Dethronement!
That's a lot of POWER for Andypoda HOAX micro-blog too!
In all seriousness…. I refuse to believe, that our our very own
leaders are acting this way.
They are embarrassing us, they are acting weird, literally, and if
somebody is Loosing it due to age and needs to be replaced, it's NOT
ARCHBISHOP SOTIRIOS. They just PROVED PRIMA FACIE, it's them!
Karma is bitch!
Lastly, I'm nearing 30 years in the Media Industry, from Major-Market
Mainstream to hyper-local, and everything in between. And I've SEEN IT
ALL… so I thought, till now.
I admit, this is the first time I felt the need to address a non-issue
that revolves around a hoax.
In journalism we never deal with non-issues or with hoaxes. Here
I had both combined, and felt the need to break the rule, perhaps
for the first in history. Let me justify it in 8000 words, as
it's not straightforward.
As for Andypoda HOAX micro-blog, I couldn't care any less of the
HOAXES he posts. I'm not a "Facebook Fact Checker", and I'll leave
it at them.. I'm a Journalist, and HOAXES are the least of my
worries… And even more when it comes from "Antypoda" a Hoax micro-
blog being used for pissing-contests, hate speech, Rumours,
Imaginary Hearsay, and anonymous personal attacks… that targets 30
people all in all! (and I'm VERY generous)
The concept of Andypoda is simple. If you want to piss-off a community
leader or start a smearing campaign against him, give him $5, and
he'll post anonymously whatever you tell him. Then Share the Fake
News. I never go there, C'mon.
As of this writing, I just saw that Andypoda HOAX Microblog site posted
my photo and something about me, I believe. I glanced, and to be
honest, I didn't even bother reading it. And considering it's a no-
traffic blog with NO influence or reach whatsoever, I ignored it as if
nothing happened. I'm not bothered at all. Is it good he wrote about
me? or bad? (I assume it's about my investigation judging from the
recent photo) -- I really don't know what he wrote. Did he make
"famous" or "infamous" to his crowd of 40? I don't care any less. My
time runs negative to waste on inexistent, underground and obscure
personal HOAX microblogs. And if you ask how I know that he posted
something about me, since I don't read that HOAX micro-blog: I saw it
just now to check if the link of his HOAX micro-blog in this article
woks, and a photo of me popped up in his garbage microblog site.
Those that know Adipoda Blog, also know who runs it, and his circle of
Friends, which happens to be from some groups mentioned above.
**Let 's put this thing to rest, once and for all.**
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Message the perpetrators and to our Self-called Greek Community of
Montreal Leadership propagating Rumour and Hoaxes:
I'll start by repeating what Mary Griffths Daperi told them on Mike-FM
radio:
> **WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?**
End of Quote
Feel free to cut ties with all Media as you already did, and depend on
Andipoda HOAX Microblog to get your messages across. You fully deserve
that, and I'm happy! Feel fee to also believe that Greek Local Media, or
my Media, has absolutely NO newspaper readers, NO TV viewers and NO
listeners on the Radio, and NO influence whatsoever, like it was
mentioned in a letter addressed to me, and officially signed by the
President. I have nothing to prove to you, nor seek your "approval" or
your "non-approval". I'm totally indifferent. Feel Free to think
whatever you want, and couldn't care any less.
Also, feel free to believe that You with the help of Andipoda HOAX
micro-rite such things, like he does, for your 150 or so, followers
that vote for you in the elections, which happen to be also Andipoda's
HOAX micro-blog blog have the power to unceremoniously overthrow and
dethrone Archbishop of Canada SOTIRIOS to bring-in your own from
Europe. Also feel free to have Andipoda followers. Feel Free to also
Fool your Fools that you fool on your Facebook Page. They fully deserve
it, and you are there to serve them. And boy I'm impressed with all the
LIKES, SHARES, COMMENTS. Your PR Dude is indeed a CLICKBAIT MASTER.
WOW, I'm really impressed! While you are playing the LIKES, SHARES &
COMMENTS social media bullshit fantasy game, might as well we send you
Monopoly Money, to feel rich.
HOWEVER,
DO NOT involve the Greek Community as whole in your Bullshit Fantasy,
because YOU will become news, and not in a good way.
Tell your VIRAL EXPERT in your PR department that pretends to be a Media
of Influence to let go Facebook Fantasy and Clickbait Viral BS, and get
back on Planet Earth. Back to reality.
You are not MEDIA, get over it.
You are a total embarrassment.
[652]: https://greektimes.ca/9067/ [653]:
http://antipodas22.blogspot.com/2021/06/blog-post_58.html
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