Russia spreads fake news that a porn actress is running for president of Ukraine

Russia spreads fake news that a porn actress is running for president of Ukraine

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Russian Telegram channels falsely claimed that Ukrainian adult film star Maya Konovalenko was planning to run for president. This story was denied by the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security.

Recently, Russian Telegram channels spread disinformation that a pornographic actress is planning to run for the presidency of Ukraine. The enemy fake was refuted by the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security, UNN reports.

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Recently, enemy propagandists spread disinformation about Ukrainian porn actress Maya Konovalenko, also known as Nancy Ace. Referring to an "interview" she allegedly gave to The Sun, the Russians claimed that the actress was going to run for president.

However, there is no such publication on The Sun's official website or social media. To support their lies, the Russians created a fake video. They took an excerpt from an online broadcast on the Rocco's World YouTube channel, where Konovalenko talked to porn actor Rocco Siffredi back in April 2020, and edited it using neural networks.

The enemy produces such fakes to discredit the current government (they say that the porn actress will cope with the post better than Zelensky) and provoke a dismissive attitude towards Ukrainian women, the rebuttal says.

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