{"id":1454040,"date":"2022-04-26T10:44:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T14:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1454040"},"modified":"2022-04-26T10:44:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T14:44:54","slug":"fact-check-does-this-video-show-cocaine-on-volodymyr-zelenskyys-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-cocaine-on-volodymyr-zelenskyys-desk\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show Cocaine On Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u2019s Desk?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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-does-this-video-show-cocaine-on-volodymyr-zelenskyys-desk%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=1454040&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><span>A video <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/w.latif.ayubi\/videos\/1348368795665838\"><span>shared on Facebook<\/span><\/a><span> claims to show cocaine on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u2019s desk as he conducts a virtual meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Verdict: False<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The video is digitally altered. The original video does not show any white powder on Zelenskyy\u2019s desk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Fact Check:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Facebook video allegedly shows Zelenskyy at his desk in the midst of a virtual meeting with a pile of white powder next to him. <span>\u201cUkrainian president Zelensky has a cocaine problem,\u201d the post\u2019s caption reads.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The video is digitally altered. A reverse image search revealed the video first appeared on Zelenskyy\u2019s verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CavZPUMgDKJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>account March 5. Notably, the original video does not show any pile of white powder on his desk. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CavZPUMgDKJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The video shows Zelenskyy meeting with Tesla CEO Elon Musk about sending Starlink systems to Ukraine, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/zelensky-thanked-elon-musk-for-sending-starlink-systems-to-ukraine-2022-3\">Business Insider<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/25\/fact-check-zelenskyy-drug-use-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Volodymyr Zelenskyy Endorse Drug Use In An Interview?)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Talked to <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1500246977086373891%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fzelensky-thanked-elon-musk-for-sending-starlink-systems-to-ukraine-2022-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@elonmusk<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">. I\u2019m grateful to him for supporting Ukraine with words and deeds,\u201d Zelenskyy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1500246977086373891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1500246977086373891%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fzelensky-thanked-elon-musk-for-sending-starlink-systems-to-ukraine-2022-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> after the meeting. \u201cDiscussed possible space projects. But I\u2019ll talk about this after the war.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The video shared on Facebook reportedly originated from pro-Russian social media accounts on Twitter and other sites shortly after the original video was posted, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-news\/pro-russia-social-media-accounts-fake-zelensky-cocaine-video-1342178\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rolling Stone<\/a>. The purpose of the altered footage was to allegedly smear Zelenskyy\u2019s image, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p><span>Zelenskyy has been the target of misinformation<\/span><span> since the conflict in Ukraine began. <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/20\/fact-check-zelenskyy-time-magazine-cover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check Your Fact<\/a> recently debunked a digitally fabricated Time Magazine cover that featured the Ukrainian president.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video shared on Facebook claims to show cocaine on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u2019s desk as he conducts a virtual meeting.Verdict: False The video is digitally altered. 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