DISINFO: French press announced that Zelensky is politically dead in Ukraine
SUMMARY
As Ukrainians are tired of the war and impatient to be liberated by Russia, French newspaper Charlie Hebdo made its front page on the corpse of Zelensky in a coffin saying “Ukraine is an independent state”. The legend of the illustration is "A political corpse emits its last gases". This was published on Thursday 20 March 2025 for the 1705th issue of the French newspaper.
RESPONSE
Pro-Kremlin narratives against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the independence of the Ukrainian state.
This is fake as Charlie Hebdo is published weekly and not daily. It is published on Wednesdays and all the frontpages are visible on its website. The 1705th issue of Charlie Hebdo is due on 26 March 2025 not earlier. Moreover, fake frontpages of Charlie Hebdo are a well-known tactic used by Moscow's disinformation machine. See also Hijacking news: Fake media sites sow Ukraine disinformation.
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