Fake videos, deepfakes fuel anti-Ukraine sentiment as Trump cosies up to Russia

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Disinformation targeting Ukraine and its leader Volodymyr Zelensky is surging as US President Donald Trump's shift on the war frays relations with Kyiv and threatens to cripple support for the battle-worn nation. Deepfakes, specious videos of Ukrainian soldiers and false narratives about Zelensky buying luxury properties -- some of which have circulated for years -- have resurfaced online, inflaming anti-Ukraine sentiment three years into Russia's invasion.
48% : "We have observed a notable resurgence in anti-Ukraine disinformation narratives across US social media, many of which appear to be repurposed content from prior Russian influence campaigns," said McKenzie Sadeghi, an analyst with the misinformation watchdog NewsGuard.
36% : In early February, the billionaire tasked by Trump with slashing government expenditure shared a made-up report saying the US paid celebrities to visit Zelensky in Ukraine.
32% : The claims intensified following Trump's attacks on Zelensky, whom he called a "dictator." "Trump's comments seem to have sparked renewed interest in anti-Ukraine narratives that had faded," Sadeghi told AFP.
22% : " The claims spiked again after Trump questioned Zelensky's legitimacy.

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