Fact check: Posts make unsupported claims about Zelenskyy’s finances
The claim: Zelenskyy has a Florida home, $1.2 billion in overseas account, 15 homes, 3 planes and $11 million in monthly income.
Our rating: False
Category Ukraine
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Does Video Show U.S. Senator’s ‘Confessions’ to Ukraine Coup?
There are a number of misleading elements to this tweet. Firstly, the video is not a "confession" at all. It is footage from an interview with Russian state-funded broadcaster RT. [...]
The tweet did not provide the necessary context for readers to be able to judge the significance of the footage, which only contained the opinions of a retired state senator.
Marjorie Taylor Greene distorts Zelenskyy’s comments about sending US troops to war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy did not say this. During a February press conference, Zelenskyy predicted that if Ukraine loses the war, Russia will then invade a country that's a North Atlantic Treaty Organization member, forcing the U.S. to defend its allies.
Ukraine borders four NATO member countries, but it is not part of the military alliance.
Their ruling:
Greene claimed that Zelenskyy said he wants America's "sons and daughters to go die in Ukraine."
Zelenskyy did not say that.
During a press conference, he predicted that if Ukraine loses the war, Russia will invade a NATO member country next. If that happens, Zelenskyy said, Americans would be required to "send their sons and daughters" to war because of NATO's mutual defense treaty.
He did not mention U.S. troops going to Ukraine.
We rate this claim False.
Zelenskyy wasn’t talking about Ukraine war when he said U.S. would send ‘sons and daughters’
A video clip of Ukraine's president is going viral, with some on social media claiming Zelenskyy said the U.S. would send soldiers to fight in Ukraine. That's false.
Social Media Posts Misrepresent Zelenskyy’s Remarks on U.S. Military Involvement
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy predicted that if Russia’s invasion of his country is successful, it will invade nearby NATO countries, triggering a war involving the U.S. military. Some conservative commentators misleadingly claimed that he’d called upon the U.S. to “send their sons and daughters to war for Ukraine and potentially die.”
Did Zelensky Say U.S. Will Send Its Kids to War for Ukraine?
Misleading Material. The clip was removed from its important and clarifying context, giving a misleading impression of what Zelensky said.
The Ukrainian leader's remarks were a hypothetical answer about what could happen should Ukraine lose the war to Russia, partially due to decreased support from the United States. [...]
Zelensky did not suggest that Americans should send their children to fight now for Ukraine against Russian forces.
Did Bill Gates Call Ukraine ‘Big, Fat, Corrupt Sinkhole’?
The words "big, fat, corrupt sinkhole" are not a direct quote, but an interpretation of what Gates is saying in the edited clip.
As his quote shows, Gates was referring to "pre-war" Ukraine, crucial context that was omitted from the clip circulating online.
It is not clear what Gates' timeframe is for "pre-war"—it could refer to before Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 or its initial invasion in 2014.
Viral video of Biden saying he’s reinstating the draft is a deepfake
In the video, President Joe Biden appears to say he's reinstating the draft so the U.S. can help defend Ukraine against Russian forces. The video is a deepfake.
Does Video Show Ukraine Drone Dropping Grenades on Civilians?
There is no information in the video to prove those hit were civilians.
Moreover, there are other visual clues that suggest the people in the video may have been military targets.
The war in Ukraine isn’t ‘fake,’ and these photos don’t prove that it is
Construction workers in Ukraine have been working to repair homes damaged by missiles during the country's war with Russia. Their efforts have been captured by amateur and professional photographers, as well as multiple news organizations.
A photo of a reconstructed building is not proof the war is fake. The war is real and has left thousands of civilians dead.
Images from professional and amateur photographers captured the repair progress. European Pressphoto Agency published multiple before-and-after images of the building. One montage of images shared on Twitter on Feb. 26, 2023, appears to show the building repairs at different phases.
We rate claims that these images prove the war in Ukraine is fake Pants on Fire!
