What a team of investigative reporters found out about Banksy's identity

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Sarah Robbins, Daniel Ofman

Published March 22, 2026 at 5:26 PM EDT

A Reuters investigative team discovered intriguing details about Banksy's identity after seeing his art pop up in Ukraine.

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