Did President Donald Trump post a Truth Social message that included: 'What part of "LEAVE THE REFINERIES ALONE!" did Volodymyr Zelenskyy not understand?' No, that's not true: A review of Trump's Truth Social account found no record of the post. No established news outlets reported that his account shared the message at the time of publication.
The claim appeared in a post (archived here) by the @RWTNews account on X on Oct. 10, 2026. It read:
FAFO. [F* Around and Find Out]
This is what the post looked like on X at the time of writing:
(Image source: post by @RWTNews on X.)
The text in the post read:
What part of "LEAVE THE REFINERIES ALONE!" did Volodymyr Zelenskyy not understand?
I specifically said, "There are plenty of other targets!" Attacking oil refineries affects global energy markets, drives up fuel prices, and impacts everyone. Refineries are OFF THE TABLE! This affects all of us!
But ohhh, no! Apparently, that message was too complicated to understand, so he went ahead and did it anyway.
Effective immediately, we will be replacing military aid and weapons shipments with thoughts, prayers, and Top Ramen coupons.
Good luck, and may the noodles be ever in your favor!
Lead Stories searched Trump's Truth Social account (archived here) and Trump's Truth (archived here), a website that archives his Truth Social posts. At the time of writing, neither search returned any matches for "leave the refineries," a phrase found in the fake post.
News searches
Lead Stories searched Google News (archived here) and Yahoo News (archived here) and found no matching reports about the claim from established news outlets using the search terms: "Trump," "Truth Social," and "LEAVE THE REFINERIES ALONE."
