“Photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s U.S. naturalization certificate.”
Social media posts
in an Instagram post. Claim dated 9 Feb 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The naturalization certificate for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not authentic. It has multiple discrepancies based on what the official document is supposed to include.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 February 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 February 2024, 12 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C3H5wI7LAsU/
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