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The Picture Of A Gold Toilet Is Not From The Ukrainian President's Mansion

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The Picture Of A Gold Toilet Is Not From The Ukrainian President's Mansion

The photo is a hoax and has been on the web for years.

By Rachel Zarrell

Picture of Rachel Zarrell Rachel Zarrell BuzzFeed News Reporter

Posted on February 22, 2014, at 12:32 p.m. ET

A gaudy gold toilet is making the rounds online purported to be owned by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, but the photo has been on the internet for at least two years.

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Ridiculous toilet at Yanukovych's palace #euromaidan #Kiev

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Median Line Analysis@JF991

Ridiculous toilet at Yanukovych's palace #euromaidan #Kiev

11:13 AM - 22 Feb 14ReplyRetweetFavorite

The gold toilet is known online as the "lion king meme," according to whatsmeme.com.

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The toilet would not be out of place at the property, though, which protestors discovered today houses a personal zoo and a yacht, among other luxuries.

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Mashable's Jim Roberts tweeted the toilet photo, then apologized when it came out that it was a hoax.

Jim Roberts @nycjim

Folks. I goofed. Please don’t be tempted by the too-good-to be true toilet photo. It’s not from #Yanukovych estate.

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Jim Roberts@nycjim

Folks. I goofed. Please don’t be tempted by the too-good-to be true toilet photo. It’s not from #Yanukovych estate.

11:58 AM - 22 Feb 14ReplyRetweetFavorite

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