Claims About Kickbacks to U.S. Politicians From Ukraine Are False

A viral image claims that 18 prominent U.S. politicians received kickback payments from the Ukrainian government. The information was supposedly released by “Ukrainian officials” and indicates that the politicians received anywhere from $17 million to $92 million in exchange for backing continued U.S. support for Ukraine. The claim is false: The information in the post was not released by Ukrainian officials, and there is no evidence that U.S. politicians have received “kickback” payments from Ukraine. The earliest version of the post identified by The Dispatch Fact Check first appeared on...