copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-07-03): Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine, allegedly bought a rare Bugatti Tourbillon sports car for 4.5m euros ($4.8m; £3.8m) while visiting Paris for D-Day commemorations in June. The source of the funds was supposedly American military aid money. [...] Experts pointed out strange anomalies on the invoice posted online. A whistleblower cited in the story appeared only in an oddly edited video that may have been artificially created. Bugatti issued a sharp denial, calling it "fake news", and its Paris dealership threatened legal action against the people behind the false story. [...] The story of the Bugatti hit many of the top themes of the operation – Ukrainian corruption, US aid spending, and the inner workings of French high society.
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-07-08): FACT CHECK: Post Claims Zelenskyy’s Wife Bought A Bugatti In Paris [...] 🚨🤣🇺🇦Zelesnky’s wife Olena just spent 4.5 million euros of your tax payer money on a brand new Bugatti Turbillon (1 out of 250) in France. [...] Social media users have been sharing claims that Zelenskyy’s wife bought a Bugatti using taxpayer money. The video shows an alleged Bugatti dealership employee detailing the allegation. (RELATED: Joe Biden Falsely Claims Zero Troops Died Abroad During His Presidency)
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-07-03): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's wife Olena Zelenska fell victim to a deep fake after a video falsely claimed that she'd purchased Bugatti car worth $4.8 million. The video also showed a fake receipt and stated that US has sent $113 billion to support Ukraine but Zelenska used it for 'personal expenses'. Bugatti’s official partner in France denied any such purchase.
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-09-04): On July 1, hundreds of news agencies and papers in Russia reported that Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska purchased the world’s most expensive supercar, a Bugatti, and that she paid 4.5 million euros ($4.8 million) for it. [...] Vérité Cachée’s report said Ukraine’s presidential couple attended a private presentation at the Bugatti salon in Paris. The piece provided "evidence" of a purchase: Video footage of "Bugatti employee Jacques Bertin" and a copy of the invoice for a 4.5 million euros purchase in Zelenska’s name. [...] "Zelenskyy's wife bought one of the most expensive supercars in the world, media learned. … According to the publication [Vérité Сachée], the Tourbillon cost Zelenska 4.5 million euros."
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-07-03): A video is going viral where a man claims that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's wife Olena Zelenska recently bought a Bugatti car for 4.8 million dollars. [...] How did we find out the truth?: We performed a relevant keyword search on Google using 'Zelenskyy wife buying Bugatti' but did not find any credible reports about this. [...] Conclusion: A false claim about Zelenskyy family buying a luxurious car, Bugatti, is going viral online.
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-07-01): A claim that Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska preordered a $4 million luxury sports car while visiting France originated on a French website that was created June 22. [...] The invoice shown in the Instagram post is to "Mrs. Olena Zelenska" for a preorder of a Bugatti Tourbillon with a total price of nearly $4.5 million. [...] Nicole Auger, a Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. spokesperson, told PolitiFact in an email that "Mrs. Zelenska is not a Bugatti customer." Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation, part of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, said in a thread on X that the claim is Russian disinformation that started in a French publication, Verite Cachee — which translated to English means "Hidden Truth."
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-07-12): Social media users are accusing Olena Zelenska, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s wife, of using millions in taxpayers’ money to purchase a hypercar not yet released to the market. The Cube takes a look. [...] This picture going viral on social media supposedly shows an invoice for a 4.4 million Bugatti bought by the Ukrainian first lady. [...] According to the website, the Zelenskyys had a private showing with Bugatti while in France for the D-Day commemorations in June.
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-07-05): Claim: Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska just bought a million-dollar luxury sports car. In a video first appearing on a now-deleted Instagram account, an individual claiming to work for Groupe Schumacher, a suburban Paris car dealer, declared support for Ukraine and welcomed the Zelenskyys to the "Bugatti family." Since Monday (July 1), the (archived) video has been shared millions of times on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter. An article on the French website Verite Cachee (Hidden Truth) even claims to present an invoice for the sale. And a tweet by the notorious fake news disseminator Jackson Hinkle, in which he attempts to prop up the claim by presenting a "copy" of the aforementioned "invoice," was seen by no less than 6.5 million X users. So, did Olena Zelenska really put in an order for a €4.5 million ($4.9 million) Bugatti Tourbillon?
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-07-03): The buzz about a luxury car purportedly purchased by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's wife, Olena Zelenska, has added a new twist to a slew of corruption accusations against the couple. [...] A French-language website, Verité Cachée ("Hidden Truth"), published an article titled "Olena Zelenska became the first owner of the all-new Bugatti Tourbillon." The report alleged that during their recent visit to France for the 75th-anniversary commemorations of the D-Day Normandy landings, the Zelenskyys received a private presentation of the vehicle from Bugatti. [...] The claim that Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska, spent millions on a luxury car appeared on a website flagged by Ukrainian disinformation watchdogs as newly established.
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-07-03): The Ukrainian president’s wife, Olena Zelenska, has purchased a brand new Bugatti for $4 million. [...] Posts falsely claiming that Olena Zelenska, wife of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has recently bought a Bugatti for $4 million have been shared extremely widely on social media. [...] Several posts also include what appears to be a picture of an invoice to "Mrs Olena. Zelenska" for a Bugatti Tourbillon from ‘Bugatti Paris’ with a "production date" of January 2026.
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-07-02): Several reports on social media claimed Olena Zelensky, the wife of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, purchased a Bugatti Tourbillon worth 4.5 million euros in Paris. However, the recent reports alleging that Olena Zelensky purchased a Bugatti Tourbillon have been debunked. The claims, which included a fake purchase bill and an AI-generated video, were found to be false. It was found that the "Bugatti dealer" video is an AI deepfake. The rumours began circulating after an alleged invoice and video surfaced online, suggesting that the First Lady had bought the luxury car during an official visit to Paris. Russia-Ukraine War: Ukrainian Secret Service Uncovers 'Russian Plots' Against Volodymyr Zelensky. Netizens Claim Olena Zelensky Buys Bugatti Tourbillon Worth 4.5 Million Euros 🚨🤣🇺🇦Zelesnky's wife Olena just spent 4.5 million euros of your tax payer money on a brand new Bugatti Turbillon (1 out of 250) in France. [...] Zelensky’s wife just bought a €4.4 Million Bugatti and here’s the receipt.
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2023-12-05): THE FACTS: As the Russia-Ukraine war nears the two-year mark, social media users are falsely claiming that Zelenskyy recently purchased two multimillion-dollar yachts despite the devastating conflict. [...] Many social media posts carrying the claim cite a Nov. 21 story from The Islander, an online publication, that reported Zelenskyy "is now ensnared in a scandal involving the alleged purchase of two luxury yachts, ‘Lucky Me’ and ‘My Legacy,’ worth a combined $75 million." The report pinned the supposed purchases on two of Zelenskyy’s associates, citing a video from a small YouTube channel that claimed to have documents showing them buying the yachts on behalf of the Ukrainian president.
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-07-02): Did Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Wife Olena Buy a Bugatti Car? Rumor Explained The Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, swiftly escalating the ongoing conflict between the two countries and causing widespread loss of life and property. So, when rumors about Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, buying a Bugatti car started circulating, it drew considerable attention. [...] The post Did Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Wife Olena Buy a Bugatti Car? Rumor Explained appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-04-10): The video also mentions a visit between Camilla and Zelenskyy's wife Olena Zelenska as having played a role in securing the deal. [...] Zelenskyy himself has often been the target of Russian disinformation campaigns. According to the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), the narrative that the Ukrainian president is buying luxury items such as yachts or mansions has been pushed in the past. DW's fact check team has reported on these false claims before and found them to be baseless: No, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not been purchasing luxury yachts or mansions — and, no, he did not purchase Highgrove House.
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-07-03): There are allegations on social media that, during her last trip to Paris, Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine, purchased the newest Bugatti Tourbillon for €4.5 million. The claims also suggest that the Zelenskyy family uses taxpayers' money for personal purchases. The posts cite a suspected deepfake video by a Bugatti employee and a doctored invoice, allegedly obtained by journalists, as proof. The claim has been shared on Facebook (archived here and here), and X, formerly known as Twitter (archived here and here), gaining millions of views across different platforms. [...] Olena Zelenska did not purchase the newest Bugatti Tourbillon car for €4.5 million during a trip to Paris in June 2024. The claim originates from an obscure French news website that pushes pro-Russian narratives through AI-generated articles. According to the BBC, the page belongs to a network of pro-Russia websites masquerading as local American or, in this case, French newspapers to promote false narratives ahead of the U.S. election and to undermine Ukraine's government. Although there is no conclusive evidence linking this false news website to the Russian state, researchers note that the scale and sophistication of the operation are reminiscent of past Kremlin-backed efforts to disseminate disinformation in the West. See Logically Facts' take on Kremlin propaganda here. [...] The claim that Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska bought a Bugatti Tourbillon for €4.5 million in June 2024 is false. It is based on a false news article from a suspected Kremlin-backed news website, a suspected deepfake, and a fake invoice. Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. has also denied the allegations.
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2023-12-20): A website founded by a former US Marine who now lives in Russia has fuelled a rumour that Volodymyr Zelensky purchased two luxury yachts with American aid money. [...] In October, a widely shared claim on social media stated that President Zelensky's wife spent a fortune on jewellery in New York while the Ukrainian president was in the city speaking to the United Nations. [...] The woman showed a receipt dated 22 September, with Mrs Zelensky's name on it and a bill for $1.1m for a bracelet, earrings and a necklace.
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-07-05): Bugatti debunks false claim about car purchase by Zelenskyy's wife | Fact check The claim: Volodymyr Zelenskyy's wife bought a nearly $5M Bugatti [...] "Ukrainian President Zelensky's wife just bought a €4.4 MILLION Bugatti sports car with American taxpayer dollars," reads text within the post.
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-09-30): Latest Fact-checks in Ukraine Social Media stated on September 30, 2024 in in social media posts: "Biden Announces: ‘2.4 billion more to Ukraine’ but ‘no more aid for Hurricane Helene.’" X posts stated on September 16, 2024 in X posts: Ryan Routh appeared in a Blackrock commercial. Instagram posts stated on July 1, 2024 in an Instagram post: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti" in Paris with U.S. tax money. Tom Cotton stated on June 16, 2024 in an interview on CNN's State of the Union: "The weapons that Ukraine used in the early days of this war to fend off the Russian invasion are the weapons that Donald Trump sent, that Barack Obama and Joe Biden had refused to send." Instagram posts stated on May 27, 2024 in an Instagram post: When Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Ukraine recently "he announced that they were going to suspend elections in Ukraine." Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2024 in a video: White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the United States and Ukraine won World War II. [...] Instagram posts stated on July 1, 2024 in an Instagram post: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti" in Paris with U.S. tax money.
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-07-02): Americans are struggling to buy groceries while Olena Zelenska recently spent millions of dollars on a Bugatti sports car claimed a social media post that has gone viral this week. It follows a previous online claim that the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took a December 2022 shopping trip to Paris where the Ukrainian first lady spent $42,500 on designer clothing and accessories. [...] The website also shared a purported invoice and a video with Jacques Bertin, an employee of the Bugatti dealership in Paris, who allegedly sold the car to Olena Zelenska for 4.4 million euros. The video has been debunked as a deep fake, while the receipt has been dubbed fake—noted by typos and missing information including value-added taxes (VAT), which are common for such sales. "russian propaganda sources spread a fake about Olena Zelenska's alleged purchase of a Bugatti Tourbillon for 4.5 million euros," noted a post from Center for Countering Disinformation.
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-07-03): A viral social media post by Jackson Hinkle, a prominent pro-Russian commentator with 2.6 million followers on X, claims that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s wife used American taxpayer money to purchase a multimillion-dollar luxury sports car. Hinkle’s claim is false: Olena Zelenska did not purchase a Bugatti. Hinckle deleted his post on Wednesday afternoon, minutes before this fact check was published, but not before it had been viewed more than 7.2 million times. [...] "BUGATTI Automobiles S.A.S. respects the privacy of its customers and does not normally disclose any information about its customers. In this case, BUGATTI Automobiles S.A.S. makes an exception because it is a false report and does not correspond to the truth," Nicole Auger, head of marketing and communications for Bugatti, told The Dispatch Fact Check in an emailed statement. "According to an internal check, Mrs. Zelenska is not a BUGATTI customer."
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-07-02): The "news" seems to have originated on Verite Cachee, a French-language website. The article named "Olena Zelenska became the first owner of the all-new Bugatti Tourbillon" alleges that Olena Zelenska and Volodymyr Zelensky attended a private presentation by Bugatti while visiting from Ukraine. The Ukraine’s first lady "was impressed by the new car" and decided to buy one for $4.8 million. [...] 🚨🤣🇺🇦Zelesnky's wife Olena just spent 4.5 million euros of your tax payer money on a brand new Bugatti Turbillon (1 out of 250) in France. [...] ❗️russian propaganda sources spread a fake about Olena Zelenska's alleged purchase of a Bugatti Tourbillon for 4.5 million euros. pic.twitter.com/sOOFC0yn61 undefined Center for Countering Disinformation (@CforCD) July 1, 2024
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-07-03): Verité Cachée, (Hidden Truth) a French-language website carried the article headlined "Olena Zelenska became the first owner of the all-new Bugatti Tourbillon." The report alleges that Zelenska and Volodymyr Zelensky had been given a private presentation of the vehicle by Bugatti during their visit to France last month for the 75th-anniversary commemorations of the D-Day Normandy landings. [...] The claim that Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska had spent millions on a luxury car appeared on a website that a Ukrainian disinformation watchdog said had only been set up days earlier.
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2024-07-02): No, Ukraine's first lady did not buy a new Bugatti with US taxpayer dollars Racking up millions of views, pro-Russian accounts on X have falsely accused President Volodymyr Zelensky's wife of using €4.5 million of Western military aid to buy the latest Bugatti model while visiting Paris. The posts cite a deepfake of a Bugatti employee's testimony as well as a doctored invoice as proof. It turns out the source of this story is an entirely fake news site created by AI, and recognised as part of a Russian propaganda network. Vedika Bahl explains in this episode of Truth or Fake.
Claim: "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. (Instagram post, 2024-07-01)
Evidence (2022-12-29): "I'm glad that we are sending billions of our tax money so Zelensky's wife can go on $42,500 shopping spree in Paris," one user wrote on December 15. "F*** Zelensky and his corrupt regime and everyone who supports them." [...] While the source is not cited in those tweets, Newsweek found that the screenshotted article, titled "Zelensky's Wife Spent $40,000 Shopping in Paris While Demanding US Give Ukraine Money," appeared on known hoax news site NewsPunch, widely reported to have disseminated misinformation online. [...] "Ukraine's President Zelensky's wife joined Ukrainians asking for money in Paris the past few days.
Claim: "Our health department, our city and our county declared racism as a public health crisis last year.” (Jeanette Kowalik, 2020-06-15)
Evidence (2020-06-15): Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele signed a resolution on May 20, 2019 declaring racism a public health crisis. Milwaukee Common Council passed its resolution July 30, 2019. Cities and counties across the country are beginning to follow suit.
Claim: "Our health department, our city and our county declared racism as a public health crisis last year.” (Jeanette Kowalik, 2020-06-15)
Evidence (2021-06-17): In 2019, Milwaukee County became one of the nation’s first local governments to declare racism a public health crisis. Since then, more than 170 local governments across the country have followed suit, including the Wisconsin cities of Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay — as well as Dane County. [...] The initial declaration in Wisconsin that racism is a public health crisis came from outside the government: the nonprofit Wisconsin Public Health Association made that declaration in May 2018. Former Director-at-Large Lilliann Paine pushed that declaration through, which eventually made a path for both Milwaukee County and the city of Milwaukee to do the same in May and July 2019, respectively. [...] "Racism is so embedded into our systems and practices and policies here in the United States. That’s why we (say) crisis," said Kowalik, who worked with the WPHA and Milwaukee County to draft a city-wide resolution that declared racism as a public health crisis in July 2019.
Claim: "Our health department, our city and our county declared racism as a public health crisis last year.” (Jeanette Kowalik, 2020-06-15)
Evidence (2020-08-14): Treating racism as a public health issue isn’t a new idea. A handful of local governments declared it a crisis last year, and health professionals have identified racism as a public health issue for well over a decade. [...] The American Public Health Association, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Emergency Physicians are among the organizations calling racism a public health crisis. [...] The county became one of the first local governments to declare racism a public health crisis in April 2019. About a month later, the county passed a resolution pledging to address racial disparities.
Claim: "Our health department, our city and our county declared racism as a public health crisis last year.” (Jeanette Kowalik, 2020-06-15)
Evidence (2022-07-28): "Resolution Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis in Grand Rapids," passed in September 2021, states, "While our services are not direct health or medical services, we do bear influence on the health and wellbeing of our residents." Stacy Stout, director of equity and engagement for the city of Grand Rapids, says the city sought to follow Whitmer's lead. [...] Washtenaw County Board of Health declared racism a public health crisis in June 2020, and the [...] The Ingham County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution to declare racism a public health crisis in June 2020. Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail sees the county's equity focus as an issue of power building and power sharing. She says that communities need to realize that sharing power does not mean losing power, and that gains made in equity are not losses for anyone else, especially when it comes to public health.