| Title: | Doctored photo shared alongside claims that ‘Putin Pub in Jerusalem renamed after Zelensky’ |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.326N66P |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | April 22, 2022 |
| Description: | Social media posts shared multiple times claim a bar in Jerusalem called “Putin Pub” was renamed “Zelenskiy Pub” — using an alternative spelling of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s surname — following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late-February 2022. However, the image shared alongside the posts was doctored to add the Ukrainian president’s surname in place of where the Russian president’s surname had been. One of the bar’s operators told AFP on March 9 they had taken down the sign that said “Putin”. On March 10, the bar was renamed “Generation Pub”. |
Doctored photo shared alongside claims that ‘Putin Pub in Jerusalem renamed after Zelensky’
Social media posts shared multiple times claim a bar in Jerusalem called "Putin Pub" was renamed "Zelenskiy Pub" -- using an alternative spelling of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's surname -- following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in late-February 2022. However, the image shared alongside the posts was doctored to add the Ukrainian president's surname in place of where the Russian president's surname had been. One of the bar's operators told AFP on March 9 they had taken down the sign that said "Putin". On March 10, the bar was renamed "Generation Pub".
