“Volodymyr Zelensky is a cousin of George Soros. Pentagon official says.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 5 Apr 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
A conspiracy theory circulating online, falsely attributed to a “Pentagon official,” claims that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is the cousin of billionaire philanthropist George Soros.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 April 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 April 2022, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.