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Fake: Graffiti Calling to Arrest Zelensky Appear in Georgia, US

Fake: Graffiti Calling to Arrest Zelensky Appear in Georgia, US

Mar 7, 2025
In reality, these photos were not taken in Georgia, but in Washington, D.C. Image analysis tools indicate that the graffitis were added to the photos in graphic editors.
Don’t fall for doctored clip of BBC reporter making crude on-air comment about Zelenskyy WH meeting

Don’t fall for doctored clip of BBC reporter making crude on-air comment about Zelenskyy WH meeting

Mar 6, 2025
Waterhouse did not make the off-the-cuff remark in the original footage of the broadcast, which BBC News posted to its official YouTube channel on March 1, the day it originally aired. In other words, versions of the video that included Waterhouse allegedly saying “this is the second time ever that a U.S. president f***ed someone in the Oval Office” were doctored to misrepresent reality. As a result, we’ve rated the claim fake.
Zelenskyy didn’t exactly say ‘raising volume of your voice’ but not ‘your logic’ in Trump meeting

Zelenskyy didn’t exactly say ‘raising volume of your voice’ but not ‘your logic’ in Trump meeting

Mar 6, 2025
Claim: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance during their contentious February 2025 Oval Office meeting, “You’re raising the volume of your voice, but not the logic of your argument.” Context Zelenskyy said, “You think that if you will speak very loudly about the war [between Ukraine and Russia], you can …” before Trump cut him off. We do not know what Zelenskyy was planning to say in the rest of his sentence before he was interrupted.
Fact Check: Zelenskyy Did NOT Buy French Bank Milleis Via Maltex In February 2025

Fact Check: Zelenskyy Did NOT Buy French Bank Milleis Via Maltex In February 2025

Mar 6, 2025
Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy buy the French bank Milleis in February 2025 using the offshore company Maltex? No, that’s not true: No credible media organization reported this story, as of March 6, 2025. A viral video purporting to be a TV news report about it displayed a non-existent TV channel logo. And the video contained inauthentic, AI-generated audio, according to two AI detectors.
Macron didn’t call Putin a ‘butcher’ in news conference with Trump

Macron didn’t call Putin a ‘butcher’ in news conference with Trump

Mar 6, 2025
What was claimed: A video shows the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, calling Vladimir Putin a “butcher” and commenting on his “war crimes” during a press conference with US president Donald Trump. Our verdict: This isn’t quite right. Mr Macron referred to killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha and mentioned war crimes, but did not describe President Putin as a “butcher”.
Fact Check: AI Video Shows Ukrainian Flag Hoisted On Statue Of Liberty Torch

Fact Check: AI Video Shows Ukrainian Flag Hoisted On Statue Of Liberty Torch

Mar 6, 2025
Does a video authentically show climbers hoisting a Ukrainian flag on the torch of the Statue of Liberty in New York? No, that’s not true: The video was created using AI, according to the caption added by the account that originally posted it. The torch held by the statue in the video looks markedly different from the one held by the actual Statue of Liberty in New York.
Fact Check: INAUTHENTIC Audio Suggests BBC Reporter Joked On Open Mic That Trump F***ed Zelenskyy In Oval Office Meeting

Fact Check: INAUTHENTIC Audio Suggests BBC Reporter Joked On Open Mic That Trump F***ed Zelenskyy In Oval Office Meeting

Mar 6, 2025
Did a video clip shared to X authentically show a BBC reporter joking the February 28, 2025 Oval Office meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump was ” … the second time that a U.S. president f***ed someone in the Oval Office.” ? No, that’s not true: The audio was generated using artificial intelligence. The original newscast did not include any such remark and the reporter has publicly dismissed its authenticity.
Fact Check: UK PM Starmer’s support for Ukraine triggers massive rally in London? Find the truth here

Fact Check: UK PM Starmer’s support for Ukraine triggers massive rally in London? Find the truth here

Mar 6, 2025
Claim: The video shows the current situation in London after UK PM Keir Starmer announces his support for Ukraine Fact: The claim is false. The video is from 2021 and is unrelated to Ukraine.
No evidence Ukraine sold US weapons to Mexican cartels, militant groups

No evidence Ukraine sold US weapons to Mexican cartels, militant groups

Mar 6, 2025
In conclusion, there is no credible evidence that American weapons sent to Ukraine are ending up in Mexico, Syria, Gaza or any location outside of Ukraine, and claims otherwise may be attributed to Russian disinformation campaigns. The United States and Ukrainian governments have attempted strict oversight of their weapons – to mixed results – but any arms trafficking happening in Ukraine appears, as of this writing, to be contained to isolated incidents by criminals.
FACT CHECK: Image Of Volodymyr Zelenskyy Wearing A Suit Is From 2020

FACT CHECK: Image Of Volodymyr Zelenskyy Wearing A Suit Is From 2020

Mar 6, 2025
An image shared on X claims to show Volodymyr Zelenskyy wearing a suit while meeting with World Economic Forum President Klaus Schwab. Verdict: Misleading. The image is from January 2020. Zelenskyy swore not to wear a suit until the Russian invasion is over.
Fact check: Disinformation spikes after Trump-Zelenskyy row

Fact check: Disinformation spikes after Trump-Zelenskyy row

Mar 6, 2025
Donald Trump’s criticism of Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House led to a surge in misinformation about Ukraine’s president, alleging that he swore at Trump, staged the war and misused USAID funds for propaganda.
This Image Does Not Show Zelenskyy Signing Bombs for Gaza

This Image Does Not Show Zelenskyy Signing Bombs for Gaza

Mar 5, 2025
Misbar investigated the viral claim and found it to be misleading; the image shows Zelenskyy signing bombs intended for use against Russia, not Gaza.
Zelenskyy saying US will have to send ‘sons and daughters to war’ in Ukraine is from old video

Zelenskyy saying US will have to send ‘sons and daughters to war’ in Ukraine is from old video

Mar 5, 2025
Zelenskyy did say, “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, he was talking about a hypothetical situation in which Ukraine losing the war against Russia would lead to a broader conflict resulting in Americans being pulled into fighting. He made this statement in February 2023, two years before the exchange with Trump took place.
“Europe also has no weapons – the warehouses are empty.”

“Europe also has no weapons – the warehouses are empty.”

Mar 5, 2025
Conclusion: European military outmatches Russian in key areas, with 1.47 million personnel, 367,760 armored vehicles and over 2,000 warships, including six aircraft carriers. France, Germany and Britain are increasing defense spending, while Russia struggles with losses, outdated stockpiles, and sanctions-limited weapons production.
The facts behind resurfaced claim that Zelenskyy has multiple homes, planes, offshore accounts

The facts behind resurfaced claim that Zelenskyy has multiple homes, planes, offshore accounts

Mar 5, 2025
The claim, shared across Facebook (archived), Instagram (archived) and X (archived) in the form of an image, read: The President of Ukraine owns a 35 million dollar home in Florida and has $1.2 billion in a overseas bank account. Zelensky owns 15 homes, 3 private planes, and has a monthly income of 11 million dollars. Why is no one questioning where our AID is going? However, there was no proof of any of the claims shared within the image.
FACT CHECK: Facebook Video Does Not Show Ukrainian Soldiers ‘Faking Combat’

FACT CHECK: Facebook Video Does Not Show Ukrainian Soldiers ‘Faking Combat’

Mar 5, 2025
Verdict: False. The video shows a behind-the-scenes look at a music video for a song called “Brothers” by Misha Scorpion and Vitsik, not Ukrainian soldiers “faking combat.”
FACT CHECK: Did Zelenskyy Use An Expletive In Reference To Trump Ahead Of Downing Street Meeting?

FACT CHECK: Did Zelenskyy Use An Expletive In Reference To Trump Ahead Of Downing Street Meeting?

Mar 5, 2025
Verdict: False The video originally stems from TikTok and was likely edited with artificial intelligence (AI), according to Snopes. A video shared on X indicates Zelenskyy responded to a question from a reporter about his trip to the U.K.
Was Donald Trump recruited by the KGB under codename ‘Krasnov’?

Was Donald Trump recruited by the KGB under codename ‘Krasnov’?

Mar 5, 2025
The rumour that Donald Trump was a Soviet spy that went by the name “Agent Krasnov” has been spreading online since February, after a former KGB agent claimed on facebook that Trump was recruited by them in 1987. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.
Trump Exaggerates on U.S. and European Aid to Ukraine, Loans

Trump Exaggerates on U.S. and European Aid to Ukraine, Loans

Mar 4, 2025
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.