After Donald Trump was elected US President, propagandists began actively spreading statements on social media allegedly made by his daughter Ivanka Trump about Ukraine. In particular, she was credited with saying things like “Ukraine stands between us and a fair world” and “I know Ukrainians, they are vile people”. In fact, Ivanka Trump did not make such statements.

StopFake reports on this. The project's fact-checkers found out that this disinformation first appeared on a Telegram channel known for its fictitious publications. Despite this, the fake quotes quickly began to spread as genuine. Ivanka did not participate in the election campaign and in November 2022 announced her decision not to return to politics, preferring her family. From 2017 to 2020, she and her husband Jared Kushner worked as an adviser in her father's administration when he was president. At that time, Kushner dealt with international relations, in particular, US relations with the Middle East, China, Mexico and Canada.

While staying out of politics, Ivanka continues to do charity work. For example, in March 2022, at the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she arrived in Poland to support Ukrainian refugees and provided humanitarian aid, including food and medicine. In December of the same year, she donated generators to Ukrainian churches left without electricity due to shelling. On her Instagram page in 2022, Ivanka expressed support for Ukraine, writing that Ukrainians inspire the world with their courage in the fight for freedom and that their heroic struggle is in her prayers.

Propagandists use such disinformation quotes to create a negative image of the West and American politicians in the minds of Ukrainians and international audiences. Fake statements ordered by Ivanka Trump are aimed at undermining confidence in the US support for Ukraine and creating the impression that even those close to the US government are hostile to Ukrainians. It also serves to distract attention from the real statements and actions of international political figures who support Ukraine.