FRANCE 24 video edited to spread fake news about Ukraine’s Zelensky

Issued on: 29/02/2024 – 22:50 04:52 TRUTH OR FAKE © FRANCE 24 An extract from FRANCE 24’s sister French-language fact-checking show that’s circulating on social media appears to support the claim that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has misappropriated funds to buy himself luxury yachts – an unfounded accusation that has repeatedly resurfaced. But the video […]

FRANCE 24 video edited to spread fake news about Ukraine’s Zelensky

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An extract from FRANCE 24’s sister French-language fact-checking show that’s circulating on social media appears to support the claim that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has misappropriated funds to buy himself luxury yachts – an unfounded accusation that has repeatedly resurfaced. But the video has been edited: the journalist in it was in fact debunking, not affirming, the allegation.