The War in Ukraine: A Collection of Fact Checks About Volodymyr Zelenskyy

As the war in Ukraine raged on in early 2023, rumors about the country's president rage with it. From claims about his career, to rumors about illicit drug use, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a magnet for doctored images, misinformation, and more.

Continue below for a collection of stories about the Ukraine president's history before and after the war began.

Did Zelenskyy Call for Sanctions on 'Any Christian Caught Worshiping in Unapproved Ways'?

Jan 4, 2023 This strain of misinformation was bolstered by an incorrectly placed quotation mark in a Tucker ...

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Is This a Real Pic of Zelenskyy in LGBTQ Pride Parade?

Dec 23, 2022 A digitally edited photo purports to show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sporting short ...

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Was Cocaine on Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Desk During Video Chat With Elon Musk?

May 4, 2022 A viral video claimed to show cocaine on the Ukrainian president's desk as he video-called the b ...

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Zelenskyy 'Florida Villa' Rumor Goes Viral During War with Russia

Apr 7, 2022 Revelations about offshore financial dealings of the Ukrainian president emerged in October 2021 ...

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Are Zelenskyy and Soros Cousins?

Apr 11, 2022 If you want to smear a politician in the eyes of some far-right circles, just allege some sort o ...

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Netflix Is Streaming Zelenskyy’s 2015 TV Show, ‘Servant of the People’

Mar 18, 2022 The one where he played a schoolteacher who was elected president of Ukraine.

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Ladimir Elensky? Fake Time Magazine Cover Omits 'Z' and 'V'

Apr 20, 2022 Some countries have truly banned public displays of the letter "Z," which is considered a symbol ...

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Did Ukraine President Zelenskyy Sing 'Endless Love'?

Mar 11, 2022 Volodymyr Zelenskyy truly had a successful entertainment career before becoming president of Ukr ...

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Does Video Show Zelenskyy Singing John Lennon's 'Imagine'?

Mar 28, 2022 The Ukrainian president became something of a cult figure during Russia's invasion of his countr ...

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Zelenskyy Swastika Jersey Pic is Fake

Mar 7, 2022 There's been a concerted effort by Russian propagandists to depict Ukrainian's president as a Nazi.

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Bad Deepfake of Zelenskyy Shared on Ukraine News Site in Reported Hack

Mar 16, 2022 One way to tell that this video is fake is that the size of Zelenskyy's head is disproportionate ...

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Did Zelensky Say Trump 'Did Nothing Wrong' In Relation to Ukraine?

Dec 3, 2019 The U.S. president engaged in some wishful thinking about a major interview his Ukrainian counte ...

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Does the Flag Zelenksyy Gave to US Congress Contain Nazi Symbolism?

Dec 23, 2022 The number 46 does not, in fact, have anything to do with Nazism.

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By Evan Pattison