Category Ukraine

Fact Check: Video Of Zelensky’s Iftar With Ukrainian Soldiers Is From 2023, Not Recent

Vishvas News' investigation revealed that the viral video dates back to 2023, when Zelensky broke his fast with Ukrainian Muslim soldiers and religious leaders during Ramadan. The old video is now being shared with misleading references, falsely linking it to recent views.

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Music Video Footage Shared as Staged Combat scenes

Misbar investigated the circulating video and found the claim to be misleading.

Misbar's team found that the video shows behind-the-scenes moments from the production of a music video. As stated by the original publisher, this refers to the making of a music video called "Brothers."

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Photo of Churchill visiting White House in ‘siren-suit’ during WWII is authentic

The iconic photo circulated online after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the White House in a "military-style black sweatshirt."

Claim: A photograph authentically depicts then-British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visiting the White House in the U.S. during World War II wearing a "siren-suit.”

Rating: True

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FACT CHECK: USAID Didn’t Pay Time Magazine To Name Zelenskyy Time Person Of The Year

A post shared on Facebook claims the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) paid Time Magazine to name President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Time Person of the Year.

Verdict: False.
There is no evidence for this claim.

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Misleading Video of Zelenskyy Saying the U.S. To ‘Send Their Sons and Daughters to War’

Misbar investigated the viral video and found the claim to be misleading.

Zelenskyy Saying U.S. Will Send 'Sons and Daughters to War' Is Miscaptioned

Contrary to social media users' viral claim, the video is miscaptioned and does not feature a recent statement from Ukraine's Zelenskyy following a heated meeting with Trump on February 28. [...]

Zelenskyy stated, "The U.S. will have to send their sons and daughters exactly the same way as we are sending [our] sons and daughters to war."

However, Zelenskyy was referring to a hypothetical scenario where Ukraine's defeat could trigger a wider conflict, forcing the U.S. to intervene as a NATO member.

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The Real Reason Zelenskyy Doesn’t Wear a Suit

But the criticism of Zelenskyy's lack of traditional tie-and-jacket attire misses an obvious question: Why does he dress like that? As it turns out, the black tactical gear he wore to the Oval Office - much like his now-iconic olive-green fleeces and combat boots - is part of a growing visual shift in Ukraine, marked by the war's impact on the clothing industry and the military's now central place in Ukrainian culture.

I spoke to Illia Ponomarenko - a Ukrainian journalist who has covered the war, written for the Kyiv Post and The Kyiv Independent and authored I Will Show You How It Was: The Story of Wartime Kyiv - about the real meaning behind Zelenskyy's style. "The clothes are more than clothes," he said. "They are part of a culture of people who are involved in this war."

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Fact Check: Viral Clip Of Ukrainian Soldier Applying Make-up Is From A Music Video, Not Fake War Scene

A video, claiming to show an Ukrainian female soldier applying make-up in a war zone with allegations that Ukraine is staging fake combat scenarios to gain financial aid from the United States, is widely circulating on social media.

NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be FABRICATED.

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