Day: November 26, 2025

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— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Nov 26, 2025

NABU’s anti-corruption search uncovered a historic necklace and earrings, stolen from the French Louvre, inside assets linked to businessman Timur Mindich – Google Search  google.com/search?q=NABU%E2%…
The claim that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) found a historic necklace and earrings, stolen from the French Louvre, in assets linked to businessman Timur Mindich is false. [1, 2]
This claim originated from a video widely shared by pro-Russia social media users in November 2025, which falsely linked a real corruption scandal involving Mindich to a separate, actual jewelry heist at the Louvre Museum in October 2025. [1, 3]
Here is a summary of the facts:

The Mindich Investigation NABU is genuinely investigating Timur Mindich, a former business partner and friend of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in connection with a real $100 million embezzlement scheme involving state energy companies. Mindich reportedly fled Ukraine hours before the searches of his properties took place.
The Louvre Heist A separate, professional heist occurred at the Louvre on October 19, 2025, where thieves stole eight priceless pieces of 19th-century jewelry, including an emerald necklace and earrings that once belonged to Empress Marie-Louise, the second wife of Napoleon. The stolen jewels have not been recovered, although several suspects have been arrested in France.
The Debunked Claim NABU has officially confirmed that its investigators did not find any of the stolen Louvre jewels during the investigation into Mindich’s assets. The image of the necklace in the circulating social media video was identified as being generated by artificial intelligence due to key discrepancies when compared to the real historic artifact. [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7]

The video and associated claims are considered disinformation intended to exploit the real corruption scandal and the high-profile museum theft for political purposes. [1]

AI responses may include mistakes.

[1]  uk.news.yahoo.com/no-jewels-…
[2]  uk.news.yahoo.com/no-jewels-…
[3]  uk.news.yahoo.com/no-jewels-…
[4]  abcnews.go.com/International…
[5]  cnn.com/2025/11/19/europe/lo…
[6]  san.com/cc/french-authoritie…
[7]  apnews.com/article/russia-uk…

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Nov 26, 2025