| Title: | Zelensky hit by false claim about ‘Nazi T-shirt’ after US Congress meeting |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.326M9FR |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | March 23, 2022 |
| Description: | Following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s virtual meeting with US Congress, social media posts shared hundreds of times claimed he was wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a “Nazi symbol”. In fact, the symbol represents the Ukrainian military, according to an image comparison. A representative for the Ukrainian embassy in Thailand said it did not relate to Nazism. |
Zelensky hit by false claim about ‘Nazi T-shirt’ after US Congress meeting
Following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's virtual meeting with US Congress, social media posts shared hundreds of times claimed he was wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a "Nazi symbol". In fact, the symbol represents the Ukrainian military, according to an image comparison. A representative for the Ukrainian embassy in Thailand said it did not relate to Nazism.
