On July 19, a Georgian-language Facebook account published a video that shows the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with a robot. In one of the shots, Zelensky refers to the robot as “Mr. Prime Minister.” According to the text added to the video, the new “Robot Royal Force” Type-C robot has arrived in Ukraine. The user writes that the video was broadcast on one of the American “awakening” channels.
The disseminated post contains elements of video fabrication. In fact, the video is altered and features a robot instead of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, which is why Zelensky addresses him as “Mr. Prime Minister.”
The video was first posted by a TikTok user called animatronic3d. The account states that its owner creates 3D visuals that he posts as videos. Among other visuals, the account has also posted several altered videos of Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Rishi Sunak, in which Sunak has been replaced by a robot.
The post published on Facebook creates the impression that what is shown on TV is not real, and for example, in this video, instead of Rishi Sunak, Zelenskyy is with a robot. The original video was shot back in February 2023, when Zelenskyy and Sunak visited a British military base where Ukrainian soldiers are being trained.
About the Source:
The Georgian-language Facebook user “Nini Khundadze” is a supporter of the pro-Kremlin “Conservative Movement” party and its affiliate television, Alt-Info. The account often spreads false information on various topics, most of which were debunked by Myth Detector:
- Has Kyiv reached Agreement with UNESCO on the removal of holy relics from the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra?
- Disinformation about the Reasons why the German Police Removed a Child from a Family
- Who Put Up Posters with Threats in the New York Subway?
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