Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ukrainian-born american businessman and associate of rudy giuliani along with igor fruman”. Today it says “soviet-born american businessman and former associate of rudy giuliani”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “American businessman (born 1972)”. It now reads “Soviet-American businessman (born 1972)”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Lev Parnas (born February 6, 1972) is a Ukrainian-born American businessman and associate of Rudy Giuliani .1 As president, Donald Trump said he did not know Parnas or what he was involved in; Parnas insisted Trump "knew exactly what was going on." In October 2021, Parnas was found guilty in U.S. Federal Court on six counts related to illegal donations to the 2020 campaign of Donald Trump . He was sentenced to 20 months in prison, three years of supervised release and $2,322,500 in restitution on June 29, 2022. "How Lev Parnas Became Part of the Trump Campaign's "One Big Family" " . The New York Times . The document's existence was first made public by three-year Fox News veteran and former freelance producer Marcus DiPaola, who says he left the network under suspicious circumstances—after providing information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation—in January of last year. I'll start tweeting some of the highlights shortly" . Based on a 9 December 2019 update of the document. "Here's the full Fox News "Brain Room" book on Trump-connected "disinformation campaign" " . Based on a 9 December 2019 update of the document.2
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The opening as it stood in 2020
American businessman Lev Parnas (born February 6, 1972) is a Ukrainian-born American businessman and associate of Rudy Giuliani along with Igor Fruman . President Trump claims he was not fully aware of their efforts in 2018 and 2019 to pressure Ukraine to launch an investigation into a political rival. "How Lev Parnas Became Part of the Trump Campaign's "One Big Family" " .
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 965406151.
The opening as it stood in 2025 6 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Soviet-American businessman (born 1972) Lev Parnas (born February 6, 1972) is a Soviet-born American businessman and former associate of Rudy Giuliani . As president, Donald Trump said he did not know Parnas nor what he was involved in; Parnas insisted Trump "knew exactly what was going on". In October 2021, Parnas was found guilty in U.S. Federal Court on six counts related to illegal donations to the 2020 campaign of Donald Trump . He was sentenced to 20 months in prison, three years of supervised release and $2,322,500 in restitution on June 29, 2022. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ). "How Lev Parnas Became Part of the Trump Campaign's "One Big Family" " .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ukrainian-born american businessman and associate of rudy giuliani along with igor fruman”. Today it says “soviet-born american businessman and former associate of rudy giuliani”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “American businessman (born 1972)”. It now reads “Soviet-American businessman (born 1972)”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
ukrainian-born american businessman and associate of rudy giuliani along with igor fruman
Now
soviet-born american businessman and former associate of rudy giuliani
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