Ben Stiller has denied social media reports that his humanitarian trip to Ukraine was funded by USAID, dismissing the claims as Russian “lies.” Over the weekend, the US Agency for International Development was targeted for dissolution by Elon Musk,

"These are lies" wrote Ben Stiller about a video posted on X and amplified by Musk alleging USAID spent $4M to send the actor on a highly-publicized visit to Ukraine

U.S. actor Ben Stiller has denied social media reports on Feb. 5 that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funded his humanitarian trip to Ukraine, calling the claims "lies coming from Russian media.

Actor and humanitarian Ben Stiller has denied claims that his 2022 visit to Ukraine was funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), calling the allegations false and attributing them to Russian media.

American actor Ben Stiller has denied rumors about alleged funding of his visits to Ukraine by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), calling them "lies" from Russian media.

Ben Stiller denies Russian media reports about USAID funding his trip to Kyiv. Read about his self-funded humanitarian trip to Ukraine.

Hollywood actor Ben Stiller took to social media Wednesday to swat away what he called "lies coming from Russian media" — and promoted by Sidney Powell, a former federal prosecutor who was indicted along with Donald Trump and 17 others in Georgia's election interference case.

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.