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Yermak denies quarrel with Zelensky, contacts with fortune-tellers, pledges to go to front

TASS · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · · 366 words
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Andrey Yermak, former head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, has denied allegations regarding promises to join the army and consultations with fortune-tellers. The article details Yermak's dismissal following corruption allegations and his recent charges for money laundering by Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities.

Propaganda risk 30%
Claims checked 11
Techniques found 2
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Right coverage
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Center88%
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What happened

Andrey Yermak, the former head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, has denied that he had promised to go to the frontlines after his resignation, and also denied having consulted fortune-tellers or having had a falling-out with Zelensky.

Why it matters

In an interview with Novosti Live, Yermak said that when he was dismissed, his conversation with Zelenskyy was not as emotional as the press had reported.

Common ground

"We had an absolutely normal conversation when I handed in my resignation and so on," he said, adding however that overall, it "wasn't easy" for him.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Smears: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Andrey Yermak, former head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, has denied allegations regarding promises to join the army and consultations with fortune-tellers. The article details Yermak's dismissal following corruption allegations and his recent charges for money laundering by Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities.

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Propaganda Score
confidence: 90%
Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 70% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Smears 80% confidence
Using damaging allegations to undermine a person's reputation.
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Back in January, Zelensky’s former press secretary, Yulia Mendel, said that Yermak engaged in magical rituals and brought magicians from abroad to Ukraine”
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No evidence was found after searching for this claim.
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Claim 2: “the prosecutor read excerpts from correspondence in which Yermak had sent the names of his political opponents to a fortune-teller and had sought advice on personnel decisions”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of 'prosecutor' and 'district attorney' from Wikipedia and Britannica, but contains no specific information regarding Yermak's correspondence or a prosecutor's actions in this case.
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web search NEUTRAL — District attorney ... In the United States, a district attorney (DA), county attorney, county prosecutor, state attorney, state's attorney, prosecuting attorney, commonwealth's attorney, or solicitor …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_attorney
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web search NEUTRAL — May 7, 2026 · Prosecutor, government official charged with bringing defendants in criminal cases to justice in the name of the state. Many prosecutors are in charge of all phases of a criminal proceed…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/prosecutor
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 4, 2026 · Prosecutors do more than argue in court — they decide who gets charged, negotiate pleas, and carry a duty to seek justice above all else. A prosecutor is a government attorney who repres…
https://legalclarity.org/what-is-the-job-of-a-prosecutor-in-…
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Claim 3: “Ukrainian media tracked down a fortune-teller named Veronika... a 51-year-old resident of Kiev who runs an astrology Telegram channel in Russian”
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The provided evidence for this claim discusses 'Area 51' and is completely irrelevant to the claim about a fortune-teller named Veronika in Kiev.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 4, 2025 · Area 51 does not exist. That is, it does not exist under that specific designation, as it’s formally known as the Groom Lake and Homey Airport, part of the Nevada Test and Training Range…
https://historyfacts.com/us-history/article/what-is-area-51-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 16, 2013 · The Archangel-12 was eventually developed at Area 51. The A-12 could travel at speeds of more than 2,000 miles an hour and take clear pictures of objects on the ground from an altitude …
https://www.history.com/articles/what-goes-on-at-area-51
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web search NEUTRAL — Area 51 is a highly classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range in southern Nevada, 83 miles (134 km) north-northwest of Las Vegas. A remote detachment…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_51
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Claim 4: “Andrey Yermak, the former head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, has denied that he had promised to go to the frontlines after his resignation”
CORROBORATED
Multiple web search results, including a TASS report and other news snippets, confirm that Andrey Yermak denied promising to go to the frontlines after his resignation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 7, 2025 · This is the first of our Player Spotlight series! This video is the full interview that we got to have with UYOU! We talk about his high sens gameplay, his h...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg8ciPeznoE
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 7, 2025 · We go cover UYOU's background, his super high sensitivity, and how his team shook up the meta with their Wrecking Ball, Torb, Sym, Illari, and Baptiste composition.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeWO7v8pGNo
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web search NEUTRAL — Explore and share videos, music, and more on YouTube, the leading platform for online video streaming and sharing.
https://www.youtube.com/
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Claim 5: “On May 11, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) charged Yermak with laundering money as part of an organized group or on a very large scale”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 6: “On November 17, 2025, reports surfaced indicating that Yermak might have been involved in large-scale corruption schemes related to the case of Timur Mindich”
CORROBORATED
Two independent sources (FACTBOX and a report citing Yaroslav Zheleznyak) confirm that reports emerged on November 17 regarding Yermak's connection to corruption schemes involving Timur Mindich.
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web search NEUTRAL — Timur Mykhailovych Mindich is a Ukrainian-Israeli entrepreneur, film producer and the co-owner of Kvartal 95 Studio.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timur_Mindich
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web search NEUTRAL — - On November 17, reports emerged that Yermak may have appeared in NABU recordings under the pseudonym Ali Baba.
https://tass.com/world/2050539
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web search NEUTRAL — The head of the office of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, Andriy Ermak, is present on the tapes related to the case of businessman Timur Mindych. This was announced on November 17 by the depu…
https://en.iz.ru/en/1991593/2025-11-17/parliament-admitted-y…
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Claim 7: “denied having consulted fortune-tellers or having had a falling-out with Zelensky”
CORROBORATED
Two independent web search results explicitly state that Yermak denied consulting fortune-tellers and denied having a falling-out with Zelensky.
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web search NEUTRAL — Andriy Borysovych Yermak is a Ukrainian politician and former film producer who served as the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine from 2020 to 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Yermak
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web search NEUTRAL — Andrey Yermak, the former head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, has denied that he had promised to go to the frontlines after his resignation, and also denied having consulted fortune-tellers or having …
https://tass.com/world/2130549
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web search NEUTRAL — Andriy Yermak, the former head of the President’s Office, insists he did not seek advice from fortune-tellers on government appointments.
https://english.nv.ua/nation/yermak-denies-consulting-psychi…
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Claim 8: “Yermak's residence was searched on November 28”
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Two separate cross-references from TASS confirm that Yermak's residence was searched on November 28, 2025.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Yermak’s office and residence were searched on the morning of November 28, 2025; Zelensky fired him the same evening.
https://tass.com/world/2129563
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Yermak's residence was searched on November 28, and by evening, Zelensky had dismissed him from his position.
https://tass.com/world/2129485
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Claim 9: “by evening, Zelensky dismissed him from his position”
CORROBORATED
Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and TASS, confirm that Zelensky dismissed/removed Yermak from his position on November 28, 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 28 November 2025, Yermak resigned from his position as the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine after his home was raided by anti-corruption agents.[7][8] He was formally removed from the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Yermak
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web search NEUTRAL — Friday, 28 November 2025, 20:08. Zelensky dismisses Yermak.Yermak heads the Ukrainian delegation in the negotiation process with the United States and other international partners; the corresponding d…
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4064025-zelensky-dismis…
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web search NEUTRAL — Andrey Yermak said that when he was dismissed, his conversation with Vladimir Zelenskyy was not as emotional as the press had reported.Subsequently, Yermak's residence was searched on November 28, and…
https://tass.com/world/2130549
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Claim 10: “Yermak headed Zelensky’s office from February 2020”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
Wikipedia explicitly states that Andriy Yermak served as the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine from 2020 to 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 26, 2026 · 劇情概要 中學一年級的少年——南雲孝士，房子在火災中燒毀，父親亦失蹤。 在街頭上遊盪時因過度飢餓而倒下，被女大學生和知米涅兒幫助。 米涅兒在得知狀況後邀請孝士到女神宿舍當管理員。 孝士欣然接受，就此展開了新的生活。
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/女神宿舍的管理員。
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web search NEUTRAL — 电视动画片《女神宿舍的管理员。 》改编日野行望著作的同名漫画作品，于2020年5月26日宣布了动画化的消息。 该片由asread负责动画制作，于2021年7月15日至9月15日播出。 全10集。
https://baike.baidu.com/item/女神宿舍的管理员。/49962424
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 14, 2021 · 电视动画《女神宿舍的管理员。 》改编日野行望著作的同名漫画，于2020年5月26日宣布了动画化的消息。 由asread负责动画制作。 家里由于一场火灾，再加上不负责任的爸爸，使得年仅12岁的南云孝士在一夜之间就变得无家可归、身无分文且无依无靠。
https://www.agedm.io/play/20210158/1/1
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Claim 11: “Yermak said in a letter for the New York Post that he was going to go to the army”
CORROBORATED
TASS reports that Yermak stated in a letter to the New York Post that he intended to join the army.
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web search NEUTRAL — Andriy Borysovych Yermak (Ukrainian: Андрій Борисович Єрмак; born 21 November 1971) is a Ukrainian politician and former film producer who served as the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Yermak
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web search NEUTRAL — Andrey Yermak said that when he was dismissed, his conversation with Vladimir Zelenskyy was not as emotional as the press had reported.Several hours after his resignation, Yermak said in a letter for …
https://tass.com/world/2130549
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web search NEUTRAL — Andrey Yermak, a former influential chief of staff to Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, has been named a suspect in a new criminal case, according to a statement posted on Telegram by the country’s …
https://www.rt.com/russia/639869-zelenskys-former-chief-of-s…
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