USAID financed Hollywood stars to Ukraine during the war, e! News

First, this news It does not appear In the E! News portal, indicating that it is a bully. The representative of the E! News portal commented to the AFP journalist that the article and the video «are not authentic and do not belong to e! News.»

This information was also denied by the actors themselves, whose names were mentioned in the false news. For example, Hollywood actor Ben Stiller wrote In his X account (formerly Twitter): “This is a lie from the Russian media. I totally fund my humanitarian trip to Ukraine on my own. There was no USAID financing and of course there were no personal payments. ”

It should be noted that, for example, the Hollywood star Jean-Claude Van Damme did not make an official visit to Ukraine during large-scale invasion. In the winter of 2022, He was on vacation In Transcarpatia, where a photo was taken with Ukrainian soldiers. The actor is also known for his affection for Vladimir Putin.

The news It was refuted Also by Ukraine: the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, described it as absurd, and the head of the center to fight the misinformation of the National Council of Security and Defense, Andriy Kovalenko, said that the video had been created by Russians.

Also multiple News verifiers and means foreigners refuted this Uninformer narrative of Russian propaganda in its corresponding publications.

“The worst part is that the Russians try to use X (where this falsification is more widespread, ed.) Against the interests of the United States. It would be the same if the Tomahawks did not fly against the enemies of the United States, but against the US. And the Russians will have to be punished for it, ”Kovalenko added.