Altered Image Falsely Claims ‘Putin Pub’ Was Renamed ‘Zelenskyy’

A verified social media account has posted the image of “Putin Pub,” in Jerusalem, claiming it was renamed after the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Social media users have widely circulated the image. Other accounts claimed that the Israeli Ambassador in Ukraine, Michael Brodsky, has shared the photo with a caption reading: “In Jerusalem, the pub ‘Putin’ was renamed in honor of Zelenskyy.”