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The First Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Serhiy Kyslytsia, implicitly reacted to the new statements by former press secretary of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, Yulia Mendel, in an interview with journalist and blogger Lilja Bagirova.
In an interview with Bagirova, Mendel stated in particular that she allegedly helped President Zelensky come to power, although she joined his team after the inauguration. On social media, Mendel’s new interview sparked a flurry of reactions; it was memed.
In a post on X in September, for 18, Kyslytsia did not name Mendel personally, but used the invented verb “Mendellite” (to mendel).
“Mendellite” (verb) means to fabricate stories, quotes, sources, people, or events in news material. This differs from an unintentional error and, as a rule, is grounds for dismissal and retraction,” he wrote.
The Deputy Head of the Presidential Office urged readers not to confuse the term “Mendellite” with “fabricate”—to create false or distorted information without the intention to mislead. According to him, in such a case a person genuinely believes what they are saying, or does not realize that it is not true.
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