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  • Fact Check: Fake Invoice And Digitally Manipulated Video DON'T Prove Zelenskyy's Wife Bought 4.5-Million-Euro Bugatti In France In June 2024

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    Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's wife, Olena Zelenska, buy a Bugatti sports car for almost 4.5 million euros in June 2024? No, that's not true: The invoice supposedly proving the claim contained multiple errors. Both Bugatti and Bugatti's Paris-based dealership denied the authenticity of the document shared online and a video supposedly showing a Bugatti employee confirming the claim appears…

    • Jul 2, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Fake Invoice And Digitally Manipulated Video DON'T Prove Zelenskyy's Wife Bought 4.5-Million-Euro Bugatti In France In June 2024 Bugatti Denies
  • Fact Check: Jill Biden Did NOT Lead President Biden Out Of Normandy Ceremony Before It Ended

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    Did Jill Biden lead President Joe Biden out of the Normandy ceremony before it ended, as a post on social media implies? No, that's not true: The ceremony on June 6, 2024, honoring D-Day veterans at the 80th anniversary commemoration of the Normandy landings was ending when Biden and the first lady left the ceremony. French President Emmanuel Macron and…

    • Jun 6, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Jill Biden Did NOT Lead President Biden Out Of Normandy Ceremony Before It Ended Not Early
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Zelenskyy Bought $200 Million Casino Resort In Cyprus

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    Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy buy the luxury Vuni Palace Hotel in Cyprus? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that the Ukrainian leader bought the resort on the northern coast of the island nation. In an online statement, the Ukrainian embassy in Cyprus called the claim "Russian propaganda" and "yet another lie aimed at discrediting Ukraine and…

    • Jun 4, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Zelenskyy Bought $200 Million Casino Resort In Cyprus No Evidence
  • Fact Check: 'Spetznas' Snipers Did NOT Kill WEF Member Kiva Allgood In Ukraine

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    Did "Spetznas" snipers fatally shoot the World Economic Forum's head of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, Kiva Allgood, on April 26, 2024? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that this happened. In addition, the website where this claim appeared has a record of publishing fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article published by…

    • May 2, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: 'Spetznas' Snipers Did NOT Kill WEF Member Kiva Allgood In Ukraine No Record
  • Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT Release A Photo Of Zelenskyy Captured and Arrested

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    Did online talk show host Tucker Carlson release a photo of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "captured" and being sent to a high-security prison in Russia? No, that's not true: The image posted on social media is a screenshot from the Ukrainian sitcom series "Servant of the People" that Zelenskyy starred in before becoming president of Ukraine. The show's production company…

    • Apr 12, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT Release A Photo Of Zelenskyy Captured and Arrested TV Show Image
  • Fact Check: Photo Of Baby Surrounded By Debris Does NOT Portray Damage Caused By Foreign Mercenaries In Ukraine -- Scene Was Staged In 2015

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    Does a photo of a toddler walking past the debris of burned village homes portray the damage caused by foreign mercenaries in Ukraine? No, that's not true: The image is a screenshot of a 2015 staged music video. In 2024, the picture was reused by the resources formerly controlled by now-deceased Russian mercenary boss Evgeny Prigozhin. The claim appeared in…

    • Apr 12, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Photo Of Baby Surrounded By Debris Does NOT Portray Damage Caused By Foreign Mercenaries In Ukraine -- Scene Was Staged In 2015 Recycled Image
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Volodymyr Zelenskyy Bought Highgrove House From Britain's King Charles III

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    Did Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy buy the Highgrove mansion from the United Kingdom's King Charles III? No, that's not true: A representative of Grant Harrold, a former royal butler who was cited as the main source in an online article making the claim, told Lead Stories that the claim is "completely false." Lead Stories found several signs pointing to AI-generated…

    • Apr 8, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Volodymyr Zelenskyy Bought Highgrove House From Britain's King Charles III Unsupported
  • Fact Check: 'Nickelodeon' Does NOT Have Latin Etymology Meaning 'I Don't Care About God'

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    Does the TV channel's name "Nickelodeon" translate from Latin as "I don't care about God"? No, that's not true: The channel's name derives from the American name for a five-cent coin and the Greek word "odeon" used to refer to spaces dedicated to theatrical performances. The etymological meaning of "Nickelodeon" is "the poor man's theater." The claim appeared in a…

    • Mar 21, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 'Nickelodeon' Does NOT Have Latin Etymology Meaning 'I Don't Care About God' Made-Up Origin
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Zelenskyy Doing Crotch-Jiggling Belly Dance -- It's Doctored Footage Of Argentinian Dancer

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    Does a video show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doing a crotch-jiggling belly dance in a nude sparkly leotard? No, that's not true: The footage is doctored -- it uses video of Argentinian dancer Pablo Acosta with the head of Zelenskyy. Acosta posted the original video showing himself in the bedazzled flesh-colored bodysuit with high boots on his own Instagram page…

    • Feb 27, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Zelenskyy Doing Crotch-Jiggling Belly Dance -- It's Doctored Footage Of Argentinian Dancer Different Head
  • Fact Check: France 24 Did NOT Report Macron Cancelled Visit To Ukraine Over Fears Of Assassination Attempt

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    Did France 24 report that French President Emmanuel Macron cancelled a visit to Ukraine over fears of an assassination attempt? No, that's not true: France 24 debunked the claim. The video purporting to show the network report the news is a deepfake, generated by AI. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on X, formerly known as Twitter, on…

    • Feb 16, 2024
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: France 24 Did NOT Report Macron Cancelled Visit To Ukraine Over Fears Of Assassination Attempt Deepfake
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