USAID Didn't Pay Celebrities To Travel To Ukraine

USAID did not pay Ben Stiller to visit Ukraine
As U.S. President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk began the process of dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development, among other agencies, in early 2025, rumors about USAID operations spread online.
USAID Didn't Pay Celebrities To Travel To Ukraine Despite New Claims
Ben Stiller was one of several celebrities who appeared in a video, which bore a false E! News watermark, alleging that USAID paid for the travel to Ukraine.
Ben Stiller denies being paid by USAID to go to Ukraine
The reportedly debunked social media post was shared by billionaire Elon Musk, who owns X, and Donald Trump Jr..
Ben Stiller debunks rumors of USAID payments for Ukraine trip
Ben Stiller visited Ukraine in mid-June 2022. He met with Ukrainian refugees and visited recently liberated towns and villages in Kyiv Oblast. He also met with President Zelenskyy. Read also: Musk and Trump Jr.
No, USAID didn't pay Hollywood actors millions to visit Ukraine | Fact check
The video is a fabrication that wasn't published by E! News, a company spokesperson said. A researcher is "confident" the video originated in Russia.
Ben Stiller Denies Elon Musk’s Retweet Claiming USAID Funded the Star’s Trip to Ukraine
A video alleging that celebrities including Stiller, Sean Penn, and Angelina Jolie received funding from an agency that Musk wants to put “into the wood chipper” is nothing but “lies coming from Russian media,
'Totally false': Actor Ben Stiller debunks claims USAID funded Ukraine trip
Actor and director Ben Stiller is shutting down a false claim on social media amplified by Elon Musk claiming that Stiller and other actors were paid millions by USAID to make trips to Ukraine.
Fake Online Video Claiming USAID Paid Hollywood Stars to Visit Ukraine Debunked
Stars mentioned in the video to have received payments included Angelina Jolie, Sean Pean, Jean Claude Van Dam, Orlando Bloom and Ben Stiller.
Fact Check: E! News did not report that USAID sponsored celebrity visits to Ukraine
A fabricated E! News report said the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) paid for trips by Hollywood stars to ...
Ben Stiller Debunks Elon Musk-Amplified Tweet Claiming Actor Took USAID Money For Ukraine Trip
"These are lies" wrote Ben Stiller about a video posted on X and amplified by Musk alleging USAID spent $4M to send the actor ...
Ben Stiller denies USAID funded Ukraine trip: ‘These are lies coming from Russian media’
Ben Stiller has denied social media reports that his humanitarian trip to Ukraine was funded by USAID, dismissing the claims ...
Ben Stiller denies receiving funding from USAID: 'These are lies coming from Russian media'
Ben Stiller refutes social media posts that allege he received funding from USAID to go on a 2022 trip to Ukraine.
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Ben Stiller Denies Taking USAID Money for Trip to Ukraine: 'Lies Coming from Russian Media'
Actor Ben Stiller took to social media Wednesday to refute claims that he used American taxpayer money to fund his trip to Ukraine. An AI-narrated video shared on X named numerous celebrities who ...
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Norwegian Refugee Council suspends aid to Ukraine after USAID collapse
The NRC made the corresponding announcement on Feb. 10. For the first time in its history, the NRC has been forced to stop ...
Ben Stiller slams fake video claiming he, Angelina Jolie, Sean Penn received millions from USAID
The evidently false claims against Stiller and other A-listers come as Elon Musk and Donald Trump have begun dismantling ...