DISINFO: Zelenskaya's foundation supplies children to pedophiles in Europe

DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS

  • Outlet: KZ 24 News ( archive, original )
  • Date of publication: November 07, 2023
  • Article language(s): Russian
  • Countries / regions discussed: Ukraine, France, Germany, UK

DISINFO: Zelenskaya's foundation supplies children to pedophiles in Europe

SUMMARY

The International Foundation of Elena Zelenskaya faces global investigations. A former employee, possibly a driver, has given testimony about the foudnation supplying children under its care to pedophiles in France. According to the informant, a similar scheme operated in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, where the Zelenskaya Foundation was active.

RESPONSE

The allegations are based on an unidentified “source” without offering any evidence, and are consistent with previous recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about child trafficking by Ukrainian authorities that have been debunked multiple times.

The ultimate goal of these messages, besides undermining Ukraine’s leadership, is to deflect attention away from Russia’s own crimes in kidnapping Ukrainian children.

See other examples of similar disinformation narratives, such as claims that a secret child trafficking network operates in Ukraine, that Ukrainian children are being sold on the Dark Web for sexual slavery and organ harvesting, that Western governments and NGOs are involved in trafficking Ukrainian children, or that Europe steals children evacuated from Ukraine.

Disclaimer

Cases in the EUvsDisinfo database focus on messages in the international information space that are identified as providing a partial, distorted, or false depiction of reality and spread key pro-Kremlin messages. This does not necessarily imply, however, that a given outlet is linked to the Kremlin or editorially pro-Kremlin, or that it has intentionally sought to disinform. EUvsDisinfo publications do not represent an official EU position, as the information and opinions expressed are based on media reporting and analysis of the East Stratcom Task Force.

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