Does Zelenskyy have a stolen painting in his office?
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Kremlin-based bots seem to spread a fake BBC video in which a stolen Cézanne painting was retouched into a video message from the Ukrainian president.
The canvas “Still Life with Cherries”, which appears in the video, was stolen last month from an Italian museum.
Does Zelenskyy have a stolen painting in his office?
Claims circulating online suggest Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is displaying a stolen piece of art in his office. But analysis of the footage and its origins shows the allegation is false and part of a coordinated disinformation campaign.
A few days ago, a faeque video, made in the style of the BBC story, was released online, in which Ukraine's president, Vladimir Zelensky, was accused of possession of a stolen painting by a prominent French artist. It says that the Ukrainian leader's office is holding a painting called "Naturmoret with cherry", which belongs to Paul Cesann's handiwork, the same one that was kidnapped in Italy last month. But journalists France 24 found that the …
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