Russian propaganda outlets have circulated a video falsely attributed to the American news agency Bloomberg. The video claims that the Ukrainian delegation had to cover the costs of their visit to Washington on February 28 due to alleged disputes between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump. According to the fabricated report, the supposed source of this information is Howard Hu, a professor of Hospitality Management at Southern Utah University. The propagandists cite him as saying that Ukraine spent between $4 million and $7 million on the visit, whereas under Joe Biden's administration, such expenses were covered by the U.S. budget.
This claim is false. No such video exists on Bloomberg's official website or its social media platforms.
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The video was artificially compiled using various unrelated images found online, including publicly available photos of Zelensky with Joe Biden. Additionally, the propagandists used a picture of Howard Hu taken from the official website of Southern Utah University, as well as an image from a promotional brochure of the institution.
Moreover, Russian and Vietnamese media, along with bots on Chinese social networks, have circulated a screenshot of a supposed news article from The Wall Street Journal. The fake article claims that the Ukrainian delegation was forced to cover all costs of their visit to the U.S., marking the first time the Trump administration allegedly refused to finance a...
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