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Fact check: 78 times Zelensky has expressed gratitude to the US

President Donald Trump claimed on social media on Sunday that "UKRAINE 'LEADERSHIP' HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS" in relation to the war there.

Trump's claim is not even close to accurate.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed gratitude to the United States on dozens of occasions - 78 examples are listed below - since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of his country in early 2022. And Zelensky has repeatedly expressed gratitude to Trump personally since Trump was elected again last fall.

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Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Zelenskyy Invested $500 Million, $1.5 Billion ‘Of His Own Money’ In Ski Resort In Western Ukraine — Project’s Developer Denies His Involvement

Did President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy invest $500 million or $1.5 billion "of his own money" in "a ski resort in Western Ukraine"? No, that's not true: Social media posts misattribute publicly known investment amounts about such a project. Talking to Lead Stories, the project's developer denied not only Zelenskyy's participation but also the presence of any direct government funding. Investment firm BlackRock, named in social media posts as one of the key investors, denied any involvement, too. Lead Stories found no credible sources linking Zelenskyy's personal money to the Ukrainian ski resort project.

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Fake: French Industrial Icon Shutters Because of ‘Anti-Russia’ Policy

The Bonpertuis plant didn't fall victim to anti-Russia sanctions, but to the broader slump in Europe's steel sector - a squeeze that has left smaller mills unable to absorb soaring costs or finance the large-scale investments required to stay competitive.

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Fake: Zelenskyy is Faking Blackouts to Secure More European Aid

Claim by Viral social media post: Zelenskyy is Faking Blackouts to Secure More European Aid

StopFake rating: Outages across Ukrainian cities stem from voltage fluctuations and emergency shutdowns triggered by Russia's systematic strikes on the country's civilian energy infrastructure.

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Fake: Charlie Hebdo Mocked Macron’s Ukraine Policy and Pokrovsk Fighting

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Fake: Charlie Hebdo Mocked Macron's Ukraine Policy and Pokrovsk ...

Claim by Viral social media post: Charlie Hebdo Mocked Macron's Ukraine Policy and Pokrovsk Fighting

StopFake rating: The covers are entirely fabricated; the French magazine has never published the cartoons in question.

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Video Fabrication Is Circulating, Falsely Showing a 23-Year-Old Ukrainian Soldier Crying Over Being Taken to the War

The video of a Ukrainian soldier, circulating on social media, is AI-generated. It contains several flaws indicating the use of artificial intelligence. The original source of the video is a TikTok account that has posted a number of similar AI-generated videos.

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Fake: Ukrainian Gang Stole Chairs from Spanish Restaurants

Claim by Viral social media post:
Ukrainian Gang Stole Chairs from Spanish Restaurants
StopFake rating:
The story is true. Yet none of the media publications mention the nationality of the perpetrators. [No indication that they are Ukrainian.]

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