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| Title: | Zelenskyy’s shirt bears emblem of Ukraine armed forces, not Nazi cross |
| URL: | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/25/facebook-posts/zelenskys-shirt-bears-emblem-ukraine-armed-forces-/ |
| Publisher: | PolitiFact |
| Date published: | March 25, 2022 |
| Description: | An Iron Cross visible on some of Zelenskyy’s military green T-shirts is not a Nazi symbol. It represents the official emblem of Ukraine’s armed forces and includes the country’s coat of arms in the center. The Iron Cross is a commonly used, famous German military medal. It’s not a hate symbol on its own. It was turned into a Nazi symbol when the regime superimposed a swastika in the center. Our ruling This is wrong. The symbol visible on Zelenskyy’s shirt is the official emblem of Ukraine’s military and doesn’t represent a Nazi Iron Cross. We rate the claim False. |
