Kyiv Post

On Jan. 23, Time journalist Simon Shuster's book about the President Volodymyr Zelensky, “The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky” will be published. Shuster was the only journalist who had access to Zelensky from the first days of the war. As he recounts Zelensky's biography, Shuster describes the changes the President has gone through, especially since Feb. 24, 2022. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM! Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The first excerpts from the book were published in The Telegraph and TIME. Kyiv Post cites the most striking fragments.

Biography:  https://www.kyivpost.com/post/26380

61%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

75%

Examples:

  • The author claims that Ukraine's air defenses shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter bomber over the Kherson region. However, this claim is also not fully verified and eyewitnesses have not confirmed it.
  • The author describes Zelensky as having a 'thirst for flattery' and being 'offended' by allies' proposals to leave the country, implying that he may be difficult to work with.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The author mentions that Zelensky's father accepted a prestigious job in mining development in another country, which may have created potential conflicts of interest.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Eyewitnesses quoted by Radio Liberty and the Crimean Wind milbloggers claimed that Ukraine shot down a Russian A-50U long-range radar detection aircraft near the Sea of Azov. However, this claim has not been fully verified and there are no sources cited to support it.
  • The author claims that Ukraine's air defenses shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter bomber over the Kherson region. However, this claim has not been fully verified and eyewitnesses have not confirmed it.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article reports that Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces hinted at the downing of a Russian A-50U long-range radar detection aircraft near the Sea of Azov. However, this claim is also not fully verified and there are no sources cited to support it.
  • The author claims that Ukraine's air defenses shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter bomber over the Kherson region. However, this claim has not been fully verified and eyewitnesses have not confirmed it.

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