Fake: WSJ Reports Zelenskyy Faces Five Federal Criminal Charges in U.S
Neither the Wall Street Journal nor AMVETS have reported such information. The U.S. has no authority to prosecute a foreign leader because of sovereign immunity.
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Trump Exaggerates on U.S. and European Aid to Ukraine, Loans
As President Donald Trump has sought to secure rights to Ukraine's minerals as compensation for U.S. aid to fight the Russian invasion, he has repeatedly overstated the amount of aid provided by the U.S. compared with Europe and exaggerated the extent to which European assistance - unlike U.S. aid - is in the form of guaranteed loans.
No, photo doesn’t show Zelenskyy and wife posing with stacks of money
Claim: A photograph authentically showed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and first lady Olena Zelenska posing in front of stacks of money.
Rating: Fake
Video doesn’t show Zelenskyy using expletive about Trump outside 10 Downing Street
However, Zelenskyy did not use any expletives about Trump when speaking to journalists during the walk from his motorcade to greet Starmer. The claim is false. Further, the video exhibited potential signs that its originator used an artificial-intelligence tool to create many of its elements.
An unedited video (archived) showing the same moment featured an unidentified reporter asking, "Mr. President, how was the trip? How do you feel?," and Zelenskyy responding, "Ok. Thank you so much."
Viral Photos Of Zelenskyy In Suit Predate 2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
Claim: Volodymyr Zelenskyy wore a suit while meeting Emmanuel Macron and Klaus Schwab, but opted for a non-formal sweatshirt during his visit to the Oval Office.
Fact: Photos of Zelenskyy with Macron and Schwab were taken prior to the Russian invasion of February 2022.
Trump Exaggerates on U.S. and European Aid to Ukraine, Loans
Mark Cancian, senior adviser at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, told us in an email that “Trump’s citation of $350 billion is double what Congress has appropriated.”
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Congress has passed five spending bills to provide support to Ukraine, totaling about $174.2 billion, as we’ve explained before in fact-checking this and other claims Trump has made about Ukraine and Zelenskky. Each of those five measures passed with bipartisan support. [...]
As for Trump’s claim that Europe provided its aid to Ukraine in the “form of a loan, they get their money back,” that’s an exaggeration. Only a portion of European aid is in the form of loans.
Did Zelensky swear at JD Vance during heated Oval Office meeting?
A viral video is circulating on social media in which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is allegedly caught on camera calling JD Vance a "bitch" during Friday's unprecedented diplomatic row at the White House. Also, how many times has Zelensky thanked the United States for its support? We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.
Fake: Dish Called “Smash Trump” Appeared in Dnipro Café
There is no evidence that such a meal has actually appeared in Ukraine. The original source of this claim is the Telegram channel of Yulia Vityazeva, the former host of the Russian propaganda programme Solovyov Live. In addition, there is no mention of this dish in any credible source, and the name of the restaurant remains unknown. Furthermore, digital analysis of the image's flaws suggests that it was most likely artificially generated or altered. All of this suggests that the information is false.
Fake: Webster’s Dictionary Adds Word “Zelenskied”, Meaning To Lose Everything Through One’s Stupidity
There is no such word in the dictionary. The screenshot that is being shared online was edited.
Fake: WSJ Reports That US Has Refused to Pay for Stay of Ukrainian Delegation
This information is fake, as the Wall Street Journal never published such an article, and the screenshot circulating online is a fake.