Report claiming US paid Time magazine to honor Zelensky is fake

A video with millions of engagements on X purports to show a New York Post video reporting that the US government's humanitarian agency paid Time $4 million to feature Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on its magazine cover as its 2022 Person of the Year. But the supposed report is fake, and the claims it makes are inaccurate, according to the New York Post and Time.

Title: Report claiming US paid Time magazine to honor Zelensky is fake
URL: https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36YU36V
Publisher: AFP
Date published: February 28, 2025
Description:

A video with millions of engagements on X purports to show a New York Post video reporting that the US government’s humanitarian agency paid Time $4 million to feature Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on its magazine cover as its 2022 Person of the Year. But the supposed report is fake, and the claims it makes are inaccurate, according to the New York Post and Time.