Fact Check: Zelenskyy Did NOT Buy French Bank Milleis Via Maltex In February 2025

Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy buy the French bank Milleis in February 2025 using the offshore company Maltex? No, that's not true: No credible media organization reported this story, as of March 6, 2025. A viral video purporting to be a TV news report about it displayed a non-existent TV channel logo. And the video contained inauthentic, AI-generated audio, according to two AI detectors.

Title: Fact Check: Zelenskyy Did NOT Buy French Bank Milleis Via Maltex In February 2025
URL: https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2025/03/fact-check-zelenskyy-did-not-buy-french-bank-milleis-via-maltex-in-february-2025.html
Publisher: Lead Stories
Date published: March 6, 2025
Description:

Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy buy the French bank Milleis in February 2025 using the offshore company Maltex? No, that’s not true: No credible media organization reported this story, as of March 6, 2025. A viral video purporting to be a TV news report about it displayed a non-existent TV channel logo. And the video contained inauthentic, AI-generated audio, according to two AI detectors.