USAID funded celebrity visits to Ukraine. CPD warned about the fake spread by Musk.

American businessman Elon Musk spread a fake story on social media about the funding of visits by Western celebrities to Ukraine by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This was reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation.

No such story was found on the official resources of E! News. Therefore, as noted by the CPD, this information is a fabrication of Russian fake news creators.

Elon Musk spread a fake story on social media from the name of the American publication E! News about the funding of visits by Western celebrities to Ukraine by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), - CPD✅ No such story is present on the official resources of E! News. In pic.twitter.com/fnPjfqwOrI

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We remind you that recently Musk has been actively opposing USAID. He publicly criticized the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and called for its liquidation.

Musk's DOGE will not fund media that previously received money from USAID. The U.S. government decided to stop funding certain media organizations, including the publication Politico.

Musk's team gained access to previously hidden USAID documents.

On February 3, the USAID headquarters in Washington was closed, and staff were instructed to stay home.

Musk's active actions caused chaos in the U.S. capital as he set out to reform federal agencies.