The most shared false claims around the globe, curated by Blasting News’s editorial team

Unique contribution: We are monitoring social media, national and international media, and fact-checking websites in order to share the fake news making the rounds this week. Don't be fooled! Edited by Angelo Paura.

The world of news is complex – and false stories and images are often widely shared on social media. Blasting News’s editorial team spots the most popular hoaxes and misleading information every week to help you discern truth from falsehood. Here are some of the most shared false claims of this week, of which none are legit.

World

Video of Zelensky allegedly admitting cocaine use is doctored

False claim: Social media users have shared a video in which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky apparently confesses during an interview to being a cocaine user. In the clip, Zelensky appears to claim that the drug “gives energy for the whole day” and that he advises its use by everyone.

Truth:

• A reverse image search shows that the interview was originally published by Ukrainian media Ukrayinska Pravda on January 21, 2019 weeks after Zelensky – a famous actor and comedian in his country – announced his candidacy for the presidency.

• The full version of the interview, available on Ukrayinska Pravda's YouTube channel, is over an hour long. At 7:41, the journalist asks Zelensky if he is a cocaine user, who replies: “Great! Great! No, I'm sitting on something white, but it's a chair....

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