{"id":112770,"date":"2024-06-13T14:30:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T10:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/?p=112770"},"modified":"2024-06-17T11:24:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T07:24:22","slug":"an-altered-photo-of-zelenskyy-with-portuguese-leaders-is-circulating-on-social-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/en\/an-altered-photo-of-zelenskyy-with-portuguese-leaders-is-circulating-on-social-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"An altered photo of Zelenskyy with Portuguese leaders is circulating on social networks"},"content":{"rendered":"

On June 7, a Facebook user posted<\/a> a photo that, according to the description, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, high on drugs, being helped to walk by foreign leaders. An identical photo was published<\/a> on the Russian media portal \u041c\u0438\u0440\u0442\u0435\u0441\u0435\u043d and posted on the Tik-Tok account voice_of_russia (1<\/a>,2<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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The circulated photo is altered. The authentic photo shows that Zelenskyy is held by the arm only by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, while Portuguese Prime Minister Lu\u00eds Montenegro just walks next to him.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The authentic version of the disseminated photo was taken<\/a> on May 28, during the visit of the President of Ukraine to Lisbon. In the photo, Zelenskyy is pictured with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Prime Minister Luis Montenegro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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The authentic photo shows only the Portuguese President holding Zelenskyy by his arm, while the Prime Minister simply walks beside them. The altered photo gives the impression that Zelenskyy requires assistance to walk. Portuguese media outlet SIC Not\u00edcias also released<\/a> a video that captures the moment when the Portuguese President takes Zelenskyy\u2019s arm and then the leaders continue walking together. Luis Montenegro is also captured in the video.<\/p>\n

The narrative that Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a drug addict is part of Kremlin propaganda and is often used to discredit the Ukrainian President. Read other examples:<\/p>\n