Once again, information is circulating on social media to slander Ukrainian authorities. This time it is about the property of Volodymyr Klyczka and respective another Ukrainian politicians. We decided to look at where these claims came from and who reproduced them.
False
More about our evaluation system:Information about the crucial increase in Volodymyr Kłyczko's assets was taken from the graphics circulating on social media. It contains photographs and names of Ukrainian politicians and a illustration to show how much the fortunes of individual people have changed. Graphics appeared among another things on Twitter with comment in Polish. However, it can besides be found after Russian.
Source: twitter.comSome accounts then utilized data from the illustration on Volodymyr Kłyczko's property change and began to replicate it on social media. Among them was an account known for spreading misinformation on Twitter, which means @coolfonpl. This information besides appeared on Facebook.
Source: twitter.comWhere did the graphics come from?
If you take a closer look at the graphics, you can rapidly see that it has been rather unfavorably processed. In the lower right corner is the logo of British BBC television. In fact, it is simply a modification of the graphics in the article BBC News. She besides appeared on Facebook. In fact, it presents how much the wealth of the richest people in Ukraine has decreased: Rinata Achmetov, Viktor Pinczuk, Wadim Nowinski, Ihora Kolomojski and Petro Poroshenko. Concrete24 portal asked British station for comment. It confirmedthat the graphic is fabricated and does not come from the BBC. Confirmed is besides on Twitter Shayan Sardarizadeh, a BBC Monitoring writer and BBC World.
Source: BBC.comAs determined by the investigation of French tv TF1, for the first time the falsified graphics began circulating on the Russian network. She appeared among another things on the Pro-Russian portal DNR-pravda.ru. We found her too. page Topcor.ru. On Telegram made it available Kremel propagandaist Vladimir Solovev. After gaining popularity in Russia a fabricated comparison with Ukrainian politicians besides began to circulate in our country.
Source: telegram.orgProperty of Volodymyr Knolls and others
If the property of any of the persons on the duplicated graphics were as advanced as the illustration says, its holder would be among the richest people in Ukraine. However, they are not on Forbes leaves, which clearly indicates false data. Interestingly, the graphic features the name Volodymyr Kłyczka. However, it is neither a politician nor an authoritative function. The author most likely confused him with his older brother and mayor Kiev, Vitaly. This is indicated by the fact that the graphic shows a photograph of the older brother Kłyczko. According to various online accounts, no of the brothers' assets exceed $100 million. According to president Zelenski's 2020 property statement, the value of his assets was just over $8 million. We didn't find any evidence that he owned as much as $650 million before the war.
Summary
Pro-Russian propaganda one more time tries to represent the political leadership of Ukraine in a bad light. The war is expected to be profitable to its leaders. specified efforts are aimed at generating resentment towards the authorities of the assaulted state in Russia, in the West, but besides in Ukraine itself. The duplicate graphics, however, have nothing to do with reality, and the numbers on it are completely fabricated.
Sources
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/Ukrainian/features-64008306
Ukriform: https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3218940-zelensky-submits-asset-declaration-for-2020.html
Forbes: https://forbes.ua/money/reying-naybagatshikh-voennogo-chasu-26122022-10741
