BBC Verify: False video claims Hollywood stars were paid by USAID to visit Ukraine

06/02/2025 18:15 BBC

The video claiming that USAID paid Hollywood celebrities millions of dollars to visit Ukraine is not real and has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation operation that the BBC has previously investigated.

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