On September 16, 2024, former American journalist John Varoli stated on the CTVBY YouTube channel:
“When such an inexperienced, stupid president came to power, they quickly put him on his knee and said, look, mister comedian, actor, now we have a very good role for you. You will play a kind of great president, a Ukrainian nationalist. And you will wage war against Russia and defeat Russia, because we told you so.”
Our verdict based on the analysis:
Verdict: Wrong
Reasons:
- The thesis or claim is completely false: information from several sources or opinions of several experts in a particular field contradict it.
- Cause-and-effect relationships and connections clearly do not exist, as claimed.
The full video, which has collected more than 4 million views.
We will analyze disinformation narratives and conduct semantic analysis
The narrative that Zelensky is a puppet of the West, incapable of making decisions independently.
personalization
generalization
irony
The implication is that the West is manipulating Ukraine and its leader to achieve its goals.
appeal to fear
creation of an enemy image
The video contains obvious manipulative techniques aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian president and creating a negative image of the West. High risk of spreading disinformation.
война
украинский национализм
Зеленский
политика
negative
недовольство
ирония
разочарование
