An established website Distributed by a former US Marine residing in Russia joke Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky bought two yachts charged solidarity funds With Washington’s contribution. Despite the falseness of the accusationThis hoax managed to spread among North American congressmen at a sensitive moment when a law was expected to be passed. millionaire financial aid package The BBC fact-checking service has just reported that Russia invaded the country in February 2022.
According to information that turned out to be false, two people from Zelensky’s circle, your trustacted as a front for the purchase of ships I am lucky46 meters long and my legacy, 59 meters. The president would pay a huge figure of 75 million dollars for both boats.
HE BBC verification service not only that the accusation was unfounded, but also that the ships in question Sold equal.
vehement denials
Despite vehement denials Republican congressman carried out by Kiev officials Marjorie Taylor Greene Recently, “sending financial aid to Ukraine” money plan “most corrupt in history” and another Republican who also included a link to fake news, Senator J.D. vanceHe also touched upon the subject of yachts in his podcast Steve Bannoncontroversial former aide to the former president donald trump. “There are people who will cut social security, send grandparents into poverty, in exchange for what? For one of Zelensky’s ministers to buy a bigger yacht?”
The story came out of nowheredark YouTube channel had a small number of followers and was later propagated by DC Weeklyalong with photographs of the two yachts and documents allegedly confirming this. the transaction in question. But the sellers added boats to the British chain. they were still for sale and the documents shown in the information crude fakes.
In fact, the publication in question DCWeekly, It’s not headquartered in Washington. Founded by John Mark DouganA former marine who works as a sheriff’s deputy. Palm Beach (Florida) Before moving to Russia in 2016. The broadcast echoed lots of fake newsAmong them are those destroyed by Russia. biological laboratoriesIt is full of articles written through and. artificial intelligence and created by fake names of reporters.