Category Antisemitism

Does image show Israeli passport belonging to Zelenskyy? Here’s the truth

Claim: An image authentically shows an Israeli passport belonging to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. [...] It was not the first time the image of Zelenskyy's alleged Israeli passport spread online - it first emerged in December 2025 from a parody account on X that the platform has since suspended. Because Snopes was unable to identify any earlier instances of the image, we've rated this claim as originated as satire.

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Video of ‘Stand with Israel’ text on NYC billboard is fake | verifythis.com

A spokesperson for Clear Channel told VERIFY a video showing a billboard with an ad that replaces 'Stand with Ukraine' text with 'Stand with Israel' is fake.

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French police suspect Russian interference behind vandalised Paris Holocaust memorial

Overnight on May 14, the Holocaust Memorial in Paris was vandalized with red hand graffiti, a symbol considered anti-Semitic by Jews. The French police were able to track down three suspects of Bulgarian origin through video surveillance, believed to be Russian henchmen hired to deface the memorial. The same modus operandi was used back in October, when Stars of David were painted on Paris walls.

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DISINFO: The West behind the attempted murder of Slovak PM Robert Fico

Anti-Semitism and disinformation, accusing the West of the attempt on the life of Slovakian PM Robert Fico. This also pushes a conspiracy theory and disinformation narrative about global elites secretly ruling the world.

There is no evidence of the involvement of any Western country in the assassination attempt on Fico.

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DISINFO: Ukraine promotes Nazism because it oppresses Russians

There are no Nazis in the Ukrainian government. Accusations of Nazism are one of the most common pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives aimed at undermining the statehood of Ukraine. The narrative of alleged Nazism in Ukraine has been actively used in Russian disinformation since the 2014 Euromaidan protests to discredit Kyiv's shift toward Euro-Atlantic policy.

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New York billboard with messages on Israel, Ukraine is fake

A video spread across social media purports to show an animated digital billboard in New York City with the slogan "Stand With Israel" pushing aside the words "Stand With Ukraine" in November 2023. But the clip is doctored, the latest in a wave of disinformation about the conflicts involving the two countries; the company that owns the sign said it has run no such message, and images AFP and others captured of the display show an advertisement for a movie.

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Fake Video: Ukrainian Phone Scammers Steal Money from Israelis

The video report spreading online is fake, and the story about the Ukrainian scammers is itself made up. The Times of Israel did not publish such information on its website or its social networks.

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FACT CHECK: No, German Satirical Magazine Cover Does Not Show Comparison Between Israelis and Ukrainians | Check Your Fact

Verdict: False
This is not a genuine cover from Titanic. It cannot be found through a search of the publication's social media accounts.

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Posts falsely claim Ukraine issued stamps to honour Nazi figure from World War II

Canada's recognition in parliament of Canadian-Ukrainian World War II veteran Yaroslav Hunka, who fought on the side of the Nazis, sparked public outrage in September 2023. Pro-Russian social media accounts seized the moment, alleging that Ukraine had released a postage stamp to immortalise Hunka. But the claim is false: AFP Fact Check found that the barcode on the stamp belongs to another series of Ukrainian stamps. Ukraine's national postal service also confirmed the Hunka stamp does not exist.

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