Title: | No evidence Ukraine aid ‘laundered’ to Democrats through FTX |
URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.32NK779 |
Publisher: | AFP |
Date published: | November 17, 2022 |
Description: | An article shared thousands of times on social media claims FTX, a now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, funneled US aid meant for Ukraine to Democratic candidates running in the midterm elections instead. This is unproven; public records show no evidence supporting the allegation, which Kyiv, the Pentagon, FTX partners and experts have said is inaccurate. |
No evidence Ukraine aid ‘laundered’ to Democrats through FTX
An article shared thousands of times on social media claims FTX, a now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, funneled US aid meant for Ukraine to Democratic candidates running in the midterm elections instead. This is unproven; public records show no evidence supporting the allegation, which Kyiv, the Pentagon, FTX partners and experts have said is inaccurate.