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2023-08-16 05:31:08 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4D23C25BEBC6074C763E5C34B10A954DA598F06EAC6A3A27D91D9A35D3B50AEC
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It is false that US corporations own 17 million hectares of Ukrainian land. Ukraine's strict laws governing the sale of agricultural property don't allow foreign companies to own land. Such fake news was first shared on Telegram by a pro-Russian channel. Source: https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/not-a-grain-of-truth-in-ukrainian-farmland-claim/ https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/false-zelenskyy-sold-17-million-hectares-of-ukrainian-agricultural-land-to-u-s-multinationals
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