Claim
Zelensky's office dismissed the report as 'total nonsense'
Attributed to Zelensky's office
Evidence
The claim as given lacks a specific report name, date, or context, making it hard to verify directly. Searches for Zelensky's office dismissing various reports turned up several real examples of denials by the Ukrainian President's Office — for instance, denying a May 2026 Economist report that Zelenskyy ordered preparations for '2-3 more years of war' (described by the Office as 'old spin' per Ukrainska Pravda, and 'old leak' per Kyiv Post), denying a Wall Street Journal report about a 'three more years of war' plan (per New Voice of Ukraine), and dismissing a 2026 fake BBC video claim about a stolen Cézanne painting (per France 24). However, none of these search results contain the exact phrase 'total nonsense' attributed to Zelensky's office. No fact-checking organization (Reuters, AFP, Bellingcat, EUvsDisinfo) was found to have investigated a claim using this precise wording, and without knowing which specific 'report' the claim refers to, it cannot be matched to any of the denials found.
Assessment
The claim does not specify which report is being dismissed, and although Zelensky's office has issued several real denials of various reports, none of the available sources use the exact quote 'total nonsense,' so the claim cannot be matched to a verified statement or fact-check.
Confidence
Little or no independent corroboration was found - this reflects the current state of public evidence, not a guess.
Timeline
Aug 23, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC
UnverifiedInitial assessment.
First observed Aug 23, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC · Last reviewed Oct 10, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC