An image has been going viral on X (formerly Twitter) with the caption that Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, has been arrested. He is further mentioned to have been transferred to Black Dolphin Prison in Russia with high security.
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Fact Check
Upon checking further, however, via reverse image search, the DFRAC team found that the image was misleading. The image is instead a still from series 3 of Zelenskyy’s fictional TV show, in his acting period before he became president, “Servant of the People.”
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Moreover, Zelenskyy’s production company’s logo, Kvartal 95, is in this image.
Conclusion
Therefore, it is confirmed by DFRAC that the viral image showing the arrest of Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, is misleading as it is a still from the period of his acting career.
DFRAC analysis: misleading
