{"id":2316875,"date":"2026-03-07T06:57:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T06:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2316875"},"modified":"2026-03-07T06:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T06:57:14","slug":"peyton-manning-dolly-parton-denzel-washington-or-your-favorite-celebrity-did-not-donate-millions-to-support-funeral-for-four-u-s-servicemen-killed-in-kuwait-foreign-clickbait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/peyton-manning-dolly-parton-denzel-washington-or-your-favorite-celebrity-did-not-donate-millions-to-support-funeral-for-four-u-s-servicemen-killed-in-kuwait-foreign-clickbait\/","title":{"rendered":"Peyton Manning, Dolly Parton, Denzel Washington Or Your Favorite Celebrity Did NOT Donate Millions To Support Funeral For Four U.S. Servicemen Killed In Kuwait — Foreign Clickbait"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Did Kevin Costner, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jared Goff, or any celebrities donate millions of dollars to support the funeral arrangements for four of the six U.S. servicemembers killed in a drone strike in Kuwait? No, that’s not true: The false claim that at least 37 sports and entertainment celebs made such donations began spreading in Facebook posts hours after the U.S. Defense Department identified the dead servicemembers. It was created and distributed by a spam factory based in Vietnam that uses artificial intelligence tools to publish fake articles promoted by Facebook pages also managed from Vietnam.<\/p>\n

The claim appeared on at least 37 Facebook fan pages managed from Vietnam, including in a post<\/a> (archived here<\/a>) shared by the “The High Altitude Heroes” page on March 4, 2026. The caption read:<\/p>\n

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BREAKING NEWS: Denver Broncos legend Peyton Manning has donated $8.9 million from his recent earnings and activities to support the funeral arrangements for four of the six U.S. servicemen killed in a drone strike in Kuwait.
The donation will help cover funeral expenses for the fallen soldiers, while also supporting their families with future living costs, offering comfort during this time of grief as tensions in the region continue to rise. \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is what the post looked like on Facebook at the time of writing:<\/p>\n

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Source: Facebook screenshot taken on Fri Mar 6 23:53:44 2026 UTC<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Image source: Lead Stories screenshot of The High Altitude Heroes Facebook page<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The post includes a link <\/a>(archived here<\/a>) to an article that tells a fictional story, generated by artificial intelligence tools, that offers no sourcing.<\/p>\n

A Facebook search<\/a> (archived here<\/a>) for the phrase “to support the funeral arrangements for four” found nearly-identical posts making the claim about at least 37 different entertainment and sports celebrities, including:<\/p>\n