False video claims celebrities were ‘paid’ by USAID to visit Ukraine

A video clip claiming that the American Agency for International Development, the Foreign Relief Agency in the United States government, has paid Hollywood celebrities millions of dollars to visit Ukraine, which has become viral on social media and was amplified through high -level accounts such as Elon Musk.

However, the clip is not real and has a distinctive Russian misinformation that the BBC previously achieved.

BBC Check Olga Robinson explains the reason.

It was produced by Aisha Simby. Movement graphics by Mark Edwards. Additional reports by Shayan Sardarrazadeh.