{"id":1452589,"date":"2022-04-25T09:15:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T13:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1452589"},"modified":"2022-04-25T09:15:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T13:15:47","slug":"fact-check-did-a-pub-in-jerusalem-change-its-name-from-putin-pub-to-zelenskiy-pub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-a-pub-in-jerusalem-change-its-name-from-putin-pub-to-zelenskiy-pub\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did A Pub In Jerusalem Change Its Name From \u2018Putin Pub\u2019 To \u2018Zelenskiy Pub\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-a-pub-in-jerusalem-change-its-name-from-putin-pub-to-zelenskiy-pub%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1452589&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheNewVoiceUkraine\/posts\/pfbid02NpMFtoJWk4WY6tMTGZemYAkhFnKP8NiF49Dac4BmwijZC7eQzusd5rY7jM3xi6Zxl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> allegedly shows a pub in Jerusalem that changed its name from \u201cPutin Pub\u201d to \u201cZelenskiy Pub.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The pub has changed its name to \u201cGeneration Pub.\u201d It debunked the claim that it changed its name to \u201cZelenskiy Pub\u201d in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Restaurants and bars across the world have altered their names and menus in order to show support for Ukraine as the country continues to fend off a Russian invasion, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-news\/russia-ukraine-conflict-brand-name-change-freedom-fries-1314245\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rolling Stone<\/a>. Some bars have even stopped serving vodka in protest of the invasion, the outlet reports.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook image appears to show a pub named the \u201cZelenskiy Pub\u201d in Israel. \u201cPub \u2018Putin\u2019 in Jerusalem has changed its name,\u201d the image\u2019s caption claims. The post cites Israel\u2019s Ambassador to Ukraine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/ambassador-to-ukraine-michael-brodsky-flying-back-to-israel-after-car-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Brodsky<\/a> as the source of the information.<\/p>\n<p>While the \u201cPutin Pub\u201d did change its name, the image shared on Facebook has been altered. The pub decided to scrap its original name as a result of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/popular-jerusalem-bar-scraps-putin-name-after-ukraine-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Times of Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve decided to remove the sign and change the pub\u2019s name,\u201d said co-owner Leonid Teterin, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/popular-jerusalem-bar-scraps-putin-name-after-ukraine-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">outlet<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019ve decided to remove the sign and change the pub\u2019s name.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/03\/24\/fact-check-avenue-zelenskyy-russain-consulate-montreal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Has Montreal Renamed One Of Its Streets \u2018Avenue Zelensky\u2019?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence, however, that the pub changed its name to the \u201cZelenskiy Pub\u201d in honor of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/popular-jerusalem-bar-scraps-putin-name-after-ukraine-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Times of Israel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/02\/28\/1083421227\/the-putin-pub-in-jerusalem-is-looking-for-a-new-name\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">other<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/culture\/article-698866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">outlets<\/a> that wrote about the pub make no mention of the alleged name change.<\/p>\n<p>The pub refuted claims about the purported name change in a March 7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/generationpubjlm\/posts\/3364187323808536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook post<\/a>, writing in Russian, \u201cDear friends! We ask you all to ignore the fake news that the bar will now be named after Zelensky. This is not true and the execution of inexperienced photoshoppers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pub announced in a March 10 Facebook post that it would be rebranded as \u201cGeneration Pub.\u201d The new name is visible on the pub\u2019s Facebook page and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Generation+Pub\/@31.7798622,35.2147948,15z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x14fa056383673bbf:0xc0b0333189c3d9e!8m2!3d31.7798622!4d35.2235495?hl=de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Maps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has reached out to Generation Pub for comment and will update this piece if a response is given.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook allegedly shows a pub in Jerusalem that changed its name from \u201cPutin Pub\u201d to \u201cZelenskiy Pub.\u201dVerdict: False The pub has changed its name to \u201cGeneration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":1480341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1452589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1452589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1452589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1452589\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1480341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1452589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1452589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1452589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}