Actor and director Ben Stiller is shutting down a false claim on social media amplified by Elon Musk claiming that Stiller and other actors were paid millions by USAID to make trips to Ukraine.

The reportedly debunked social media post was shared by billionaire Elon Musk, who owns X, and Donald Trump Jr..

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,