Fact Check: Did Zelensky Buy $20 Million Mansion in Florida? // Newsweek
Source published on: December 14, 2023 /
Although Zelensky and his business partners had several offshore companies and properties, according to financial documents leaked in 2021, none of those assets are in Florida.
And the Florida home that purportedly belongs to him actually belongs to a couple who bought the property more than four years ago.
Indexed on 2023-12-14 12:00 // Categories: Aid oversight, Aid to Ukraine, Corruption, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Misconceptions, Ukraine, and USA
Manipulation: Polish and British Special Forces Have Been Fighting in Ukraine Since The Very… // StopFake.org
Source published on: December 14, 2023 /
We are talking about training and counseling of the Ukrainian military, which took place long before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As for the participation of the Poles, the book “Poland at War,” cited by the propaganda, confirms that they were withdrawn from the territory of Ukraine after the start of the [full-scale] war at the insistence of the Polish authorities.
Indexed on 2023-12-14 12:00 // Categories: Aid to Ukraine, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Media taken out of context, Methods, Military aid, Misconceptions, Poland, Russia, Russian propaganda, UK, and Ukraine
Did Zelenskyy Urge Western Countries, ‘Don’t Build Roads, Spend All of Your Money on Weapons’? // Snopes
Source published on: December 13, 2023 /
In the interview, Zelenskyy did say the words, “Do this: Not build roads for today. Don’t do it. Spend all your money to the weapon, to the drones, to the society, to the pensions, and et cetera. […] We have only one enemy, this is Putin, and that’s it.”
However, Zelenskyy was addressing Ukrainian leaders, not Western leaders. Moreover, he did not beg Western leaders to send all their money to Ukraine, as claimed.
Indexed on 2023-12-13 12:00 // Categories: Aid to Ukraine, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Misconceptions, Ukraine, and USA
Fake: Ukraine Recognizes a Person With One Leg As Fit for Military Service // StopFake.org
Source published on: December 12, 2023 /
A person with an amputated leg was never considered fit for military service. According to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, a person with a diagnosis of “unilateral amputated stump of the lower limb above the level of the upper third of the lower leg” is unfit for military service. In a comment to StopFake, a territorial center of recruitment and social support representative said that the document looks like a fake.
Indexed on 2023-12-12 12:00 // Categories: AI-generated images, Coordinated disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Methods, Misconceptions, Russia, Russian propaganda, and Ukraine
Tucker Carlson Misrepresents Defense Secretary’s Remarks on U.S. Troops, Ukraine Aid // FactCheck.org (University of Pennsylvania)
Source published on: December 12, 2023 /
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III reportedly told House members that failure to provide more aid for Ukraine could lead to Russia’s invasion of a NATO ally and a direct U.S. military response in accordance with the NATO treaty. A viral post by Tucker Carlson misleadingly omits Austin’s explanation of why U.S. troops might be required.
Indexed on 2023-12-12 12:00 // Categories: Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Misconceptions, Russia, Ukraine, and USA
Fake: Ukraine Arrests and Tortures American Blogger Gonzalo Lira “For Criticizing Zelenskyi” // StopFake.org
Source published on: December 11, 2023 /
Blogger Gonzalo Lira is in custody not for criticizing Volodymyr Zelenskyi, but for violating Article 436-2 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code – justifying Russian aggression against Ukraine. In particular, Lira publicly justified Russia’s attack on Ukraine, denied Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities and mass killings of civilians in Bucha and other cities, revealed the location and identities of Western journalists and the Ukrainian military. Additionally, there is no evidence that any torture was used against Gonzalo Lira.
Indexed on 2023-12-11 12:00 // Categories: Coordinated disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Misconceptions, Russia, Russian propaganda, Ukraine, and USA
Fake: Ukrainian Government Tried to Sell Scythian Gold at Sotheby’s – Bloomberg // StopFake.org
Source published on: December 11, 2023 /
This news is fake, and the story of the attempted sale of Scythian gold is made up. Bloomberg did not publish such stories either on its website or in its social media. Currently, the archaeological objects known as Scythian gold from Crimea, returned to Ukraine from the Netherlands, are under close guard at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine.
Indexed on 2023-12-11 12:00 // Categories: Corruption, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Faked news reports, Methods, Misconceptions, Narratives, Outrageous luxuries, and Ukraine
Video Fake: Ukrainian Military Leaving Their Positions in Bilohorivka // StopFake.org
Source published on: December 10, 2023 /
The video was most likely edited. There is a discrepancy between the facial expressions of the man and the words he is saying. In addition, the landscape and weather conditions depicted in the video suggest that the original video was filmed before winter began. Additionally, the press service of the 119th separate brigade of the Military Police in the Chernihiv region stated that the person in the video does not serve in their unit.
Indexed on 2023-12-10 12:00 // Categories: AI-generated images, Coordinated disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Methods, Misconceptions, Russia, Russian propaganda, and Ukraine
Fake: German Defense Minister Refuses to Consider Ukraine an Ally // StopFake.org
Source published on: December 8, 2023 /
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius did not say that Ukraine is not an ally of Germany. In an interview with the German TV channel ZDF, he only emphasized that Ukraine is not a NATO partner of Germany and therefore the format of providing it with military aid is different than if the “united West” were directly at war with Russia.
Indexed on 2023-12-08 12:00 // Categories: Aid to Ukraine, Coordinated disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Germany, International community, Military aid, Misconceptions, NATO, Russia, Russian propaganda, and Ukraine
FactChecking the Fourth GOP Primary Debate // FactCheck.org (University of Pennsylvania)
Source published on: December 7, 2023 /
Christie derided Ramaswamy’s plan for ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, saying it would concede to Russia “all the land they’ve already stolen” and keep Ukraine from joining NATO (although Christie misspoke, saying the plan would keep Ukraine out of Russia). In exchange, Christie said, Ramaswamy would trust Russian President Vladimir Putin “not to have a relationship with China.”
Ramaswamy shot back, “That’s not my deal.”
But it seems to be a mostly accurate synopsis of what Ramaswamy had proposed in June and refers to as the “reasonable peace deal.”
Indexed on 2023-12-07 12:00 // Categories: Fact checks / debunkings, Negotiations and peace deals, Russia, Ukraine, and USA
The real story behind claims thar Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelens… | Prestige Yacht | TikTok // VERIFY
Source published on: December 6, 2023 /
The real story behind claims thar Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy used millions in U.S. aid money to buy two yachts. #zelenskyy #ukraine?? #yacht #proxy #usaid #ukrainewar #greenscreen
Indexed on 2023-12-06 12:00 // Categories: Aid oversight, Aid to Ukraine, Corruption, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Misconceptions, and Ukraine
No, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy didn’t buy yachts with U.S. aid money // VERIFY
Source published on: December 5, 2023 /
THE QUESTION: Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy buy two yachts with U.S. aid money?
THE ANSWER: No, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy didnt buy two yachts with U.S. aid money. The yachts are still for sale.
Indexed on 2023-12-05 12:00 // Categories: Aid oversight, Aid to Ukraine, Corruption, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Misconceptions, Ukraine, and USA
Facebook shuts thousands of fake Chinese accounts masquerading as Americans // France 24
Source published on: November 30, 2023 /
Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year’s elections, Meta said Thursday.
Indexed on 2023-11-30 12:00 // Categories: China, Chinese propaganda, Coordinated disinformation, Disinfo threat outlook, Disinformation, International community, Misconceptions, and Resources
Fact Check: Did Ukraine’s Zelensky Buy a $48 Million Yacht? // Newsweek
Source published on: November 30, 2023 /
The Ruling: False.
Volodymyr Zelensky has not bought a $48.9 million yacht, as confirmed by the broker handling its sale.
There is no evidence a similar purchase has been made elsewhere. Funding to Ukraine is heavily audited and itemized, making it very difficult, if not impossible, for Zelensky to make such a purchase using U.S. contributions.
Indexed on 2023-11-30 12:00 // Categories: Aid oversight, Aid to Ukraine, Corruption, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Misconceptions, Ukraine, and USA
Fake: Ukraine “Forced” Schoolchildren to Study in Shelters “for PR” // StopFake.org
Source published on: November 29, 2023 /
Due to Russian aggression and occupiers’ attacks on civilian infrastructure, only a third of Ukrainian schoolchildren have the opportunity to study full-time in a face-to-face format. More than 4,100 schools in Ukraine have been destroyed or damaged. That is why Ukrainian schools practice mixed methods – online and offline – in safe shelters underground.
Indexed on 2023-11-29 12:00 // Categories: Attacks on civilians, Children, Coordinated disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Misconceptions, Narratives, Protected groups & minorities, Russia, Russian propaganda, The war is a hoax, Ukraine, and War crimes