Posts Share with x Claiming actor Ben Stiller was paid $4 million to take a photo with Ukrainian President Voldymir Zelensky.
Ben Stiller was paid $4 million from USAID to take these photos at Zelensky pic.twitter.com/vrwu8d1qma
– Truthhammer4eva (@truthhammer4eva) February 5th, 2025
Verdict: False
There is no evidence that Stiller was paid $4 million by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to take photos at Zelensky.
Fact check:
Social media users claim Stiller was paid $4 million to take a photo with the Ukrainian president. One user said, “Ben Stiller was paid $4 million from USAID to take these photos at Zelensky.”
This claim is wrong. There is no evidence that Stiller was paid $4 million by USAID. Make sure that your facts have not found any media reporting this. According to BBC verifier Shayan Sardarizadeh, the claim comes from a fake video.
This virus thread by the Qanon promoter has over 10 million views, a huge Engagenemt, and no community notes.
But that’s totally nonsense. The thread is copied from the fake e! News video created by Russian influence operations to mimic major news outlets to disgrace Ukraine. https://t.co/9zjcfs7k4u
– Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) February 6, 2025
“This virus thread by the Qanon promoter has over 10 million views, huge Engagenemt, and no community notes. But it’s totally nonsense. The thread is copied from the fake e! To disgrace Ukraine News Videos created by Russian influence operations to mimic major news outlets,” Sardarizadeh Tweet.
Stiller himself It was rejected The claim in the tweet on February 5th. (Related: Has Trump signed an executive order to UNRWA to suspend all new funds?)
These are lies from the Russian media. I fully funded a humanitarian trip to Ukraine. There was no funding from USAID and certainly no payment of any kind.
false false. https://t.co/efbpmrfqj6
– Benstiller (@benstiller) February 5th, 2025
“These are lies from the Russian media. I fully funded a humanitarian trip to Ukraine. There was no funding from USAID and certainly no payment of any kind. [100] I’ll read Stiller’s tweets.
