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Fake Fake graffiti in Miami against Zelenskyi

Propagandists are spreading an image on pro-Russian anonymous Telegram channels, allegedly taken in Miami (USA). It shows graffiti with a flyswatter in the colors of the American flag, which crushes the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi in the form of a fly. The author of the graffiti is allegedly the American artist Antigirl, as Al Jazeera allegedly wrote about. However, this is a fake.

There is no evidence that this graffiti actually exists in Miami. There is no information about it on the artist's official social media profiles, her official website, or Al Jazeera's website. In such cases, fakers often create images using graphic editors, adding political symbols to provoke.

The image of a “flyswatter” with an American flag and Zelenskyi’s “fly” is a derogatory metaphor that simplifies the complex context of the war in Ukraine and international support. It devalues the struggle of the Ukrainian people. Such fakes are spread to stimulate anti-Ukrainian sentiment among the American audience. Another goal of such fakes is to raise doubts among Ukrainians about international support and undermine their faith in the future.

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