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The Spoiled Prince of Kiev: Zelensky has deceived and ruined his country with Western help

RT News · · 1398 words · By Tarik Cyril Amar
Legitimacy of Zelensky's Leadership Corruption in Ukraine Western Influence and Support
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15 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Vladimir Zelensky is a social climber”
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The claim that Zelensky is a 'social climber' appears in a specific critical article ('The Spoiled Prince of Kiev') and a blog/site ('graviolateam finland'), but it is a subjective characterization rather than a factual event. No authoritative or multiple independent news sources corroborate this as a fact.
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web search NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who, since 2019, has served as the sixth president of Ukraine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
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web search NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2016 recreated one of the show's most memorable bits, a five-minute performance in which he plays the piano with his penis, before a l...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oua0Puihrkc
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web search NEUTRAL — However, the real Zelensky is a fame-seeking social climber who has condemned his own people to hell in the service of foreign powers. Zelensky was also wearing a shirt with the insignia of the Organi…
https://graviolateam.blogspot.com/p/zelensky-came-to-power-i…
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“his native Krivoy Rog was a provincial post-Soviet rustbelt town with a lively gangster scene, a “bandit city” in his own words”
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While Wikipedia confirms Krivoy Rog is his hometown and a city in Ukraine, the specific quote describing it as a 'bandit city' in his own words is only found in the source 'The Spoiled Prince of Kiev'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR; Russian: Донецкая Народная Республика (ДНР), romanised: Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika (DNR), IPA: [dɐˈnʲetskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə]) is a disputed republic …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_People's_Republic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kryvyi Rih ( KRIV-ee REE; Ukrainian: Кривий Ріг, IPA: [krɪˈwɪj ˈr⁽ʲ⁾iɦ] ), also known as Krivoy Rog (Russian: Кривой Рог [krʲɪˈvoj ˈrok]), is a city in central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryvyi_Rih
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia has launched waves of missile and drone strikes against energy in Ukraine as part of its invasion. From 2022 the strikes targeted civilian areas beyond the battlefield, particularly critical po…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrain…
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“Andrey Yermak, his former chief of staff and very intimate friend, making headlines (again) for being so corrupt and sinister”
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Wikipedia confirms Andriy Yermak was the head of the Office of the President (Chief of Staff). Multiple sources (RT Russia and another news report) report that he has been named a suspect in criminal cases related to corruption.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Moscow Victory Day Parade was a military parade held in Red Square, Moscow, Russia, on 9 May 2025, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, which celebrates the defeat of Nazi Germ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 January 2026 to the present day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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“Tucker Carlson... has interviewed her [Yulia Mendel] for his show”
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Multiple web search results (including a specific date of May 11, 2026, and an Avalon Library entry) confirm that Tucker Carlson interviewed Yulia Mendel.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iuliia Volodymyrivna Mendel (Ukrainian: Юлія Володимирівна Мендель; born 3 September 1986) is a Ukrainian journalist and political advisor. She was the press secretary in the administration of Ukraini…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iuliia_Mendel
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web search NEUTRAL — Yesterday, May 11, 2026, Tucker Carlson aired a 90-minute interview with Yulia Mendel, former press secretary of Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The title promises the viewer everything at once: "Cocaine, the co…
https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/05/12/2298694.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Watch Tucker's immediate reaction to the interview here: https://bit.ly/3SxeZBYTucker interviews Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOCWBhuDdDo
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“Across various platforms, shows of the Tucker Carlson Network (TCN) are watched by, on average, over 55 million viewers”
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The claim regarding 55 million viewers is mentioned in PR-style announcements from the Tucker Carlson Network (TCN) itself. There are no independent third-party audits or multiple independent news organizations confirming this specific average.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Daily Caller is a right-wing news and opinion website based in Washington, D.C. It was founded by political commentator Tucker Carlson and political advisor Neil Patel in 2010. Launched as a "cons…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Caller
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brian Kilmeade (born May 7, 1964) is an American conservative television and radio presenter and political commentator for Fox News. On weekdays, he co-hosts the morning show Fox & Friends and he host…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Kilmeade
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Karen McDougal (born March 23, 1971) is an American model and actress. She is known for her appearances in Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month for December 1997 and Playmate of the Year in 1998,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_McDougal
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“Fox News... with its prime time rating of 3.2 million”
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Different sources provide different prime time ratings for Fox News. One source mentions 2.4 million total, another mentions Hannity at 3.138 million and Tucker Carlson at 2.761 million. The specific figure of '3.2 million' is not consistently verified across the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fox News had 497,000 viewers in that category, and 2.4 million in total. Fox News still has the top primetime ratings and all-day ratings among its competitors for the full month, Business Insider rep…
https://fortune.com/2017/05/23/fox-news-ratings-down/
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web search NEUTRAL — At 12 AM/ET, FOX News @ Night with Shannon Bream had an average audience of 833,000 viewers and 179,000 in the 25-54 demo.Additionally, FOX Report with Jon Scott (1 million viewers; 142,000 A25-54) su…
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210727006025/en/FOX…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Fox News Channel host finished May as the top-rated host in cable news, with an average total audience of 3.138 million viewers. Hannity's prime-time colleague, Tucker Carlson, finished second wit…
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2019/05/29/foxs-sea…
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““Explosive growth” in the two first months of the war [Israeli-US war against Iran] has produced over 1.5 billion “views across social media and podcast platforms.””
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The specific claim about '1.5 billion views' during the first two months of an 'Israeli-US war against Iran' is found in the article 'The Spoiled Prince of Kiev'. While TCN press releases mention 'billions of views', the specific 1.5 billion figure tied to this specific conflict is only in one source.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Richard Warner Carlson (born Richard Anderson; February 10, 1941 – March 24, 2025) was an American journalist, diplomat and lobbyist who was the director of the Voice of America from 1986 to 1991. Car…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Carlson
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tucker Carlson Show is a weekly conservative political podcast hosted by commentator Tucker Carlson. It is one of the most popular podcasts in the United States. The show, available as audio and v…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tucker_Carlson_Show
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American conservative political commentator who hosts Tucker on X and The Tucker Carlson Show since 2023. He previously hosted the nightly polit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucker_Carlson
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“Mendel has told us all that she believes Zelensky personally “stands behind many schemes of money laundering””
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The provided evidence for claim 7 only contains general information about the name 'Yulia' and a TikTok profile. There is no evidence provided that confirms or denies Yulia Mendel's claims about Zelensky and money laundering.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yulia is a female given name, the equivalent of the Latin Julia. It can be spelled Yulia, Yulya, Julia, Julja, Julija, Yuliia, Yuliya, Juliya or İulia. An alternative spelling is Ioulia/Gioulia (Greek…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2020 · The meaning, origin and history of the given name Yulia
https://www.behindthename.com/name/yulia
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web search NEUTRAL — Yulia (@yulia.bye) on TikTok | 48M Likes. 2.1M Followers. My 2nd @Yulia Dos 💌 yulia@bloombook.com Instagram Yulia.byy @bestmusicpromo_.Watch Yulia's popular videos: "Estoy preparando una...", "". Join…
https://www.tiktok.com/@yulia.bye
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“Mendel, that also means that he does not symbolize or provide unity; he abuses it”
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“Mendel reveals, for instance, that he was still going on trips to Crimea – to have fun with friends and drugs – while it was already under Russian control”
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“In December 2019, he privately told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Ukraine would never join NATO”
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“Zelensky, who is Jewish, has literally demanded “Goebbels”-type “propaganda” from his communications team”
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“Yulia Mendel... was his former press secretary”
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“Mendel... [claims] that Zelensky has a long-standing cocaine habit”
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“There are far fewer Ukrainians left in the country than official statistics admit, perhaps 25 million, including 11 million impoverished pensioners”
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