In fact, the actress did not post or share such claims on Instagram. The story originated with a propaganda channel known for circulating similar provocations, and Anderson has made no public statements about Ukraine.
A screenshot circulating online purports to show an Instagram story by Pamela Anderson. The post allegedly reshares a CBS News item reporting that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro faces U.S. accusations of drug and arms trafficking, accompanied by a comment attributed to Anderson claiming that if Washington wanted to eliminate the world’s largest cocaine stockpile, U.S. forces would need to land in Kyiv and detain President Volodymyr Zelensky.
In fact, Anderson did not publish the post on her official Instagram account, though the CBS News report itself is authentic. The article details U.S. federal charges against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, his wife, and several associates, accusing them of involvement in a scheme to traffic “thousands of tons” of cocaine into the United States for the benefit of the ruling family and senior government officials.
The fabricated screenshot originated from the Telegram channel Shaman Rahu, run by propagandist and conspiracy theorist Dmitriy Kochetkov. The channel has previously circulated false claims, including allegations that Ukrainian schoolchildren are punished for speaking Russian and that a shipment of drugs concealed in toys shaped like the dog Patron was intercepted at the port of Odesa.
The actress has made no public statements about Russia’s war against Ukraine. In 2013, Anderson traveled to Russia and met with President Vladimir Putin as part of an animal rights campaign focused on marine conservation, telling media outlets at the time that she admired Russia and would consider accepting Russian citizenship. Reflecting on that Kremlin meeting in a 2023 interview, however, Anderson said that everything that is happening now is “horrible” and emphasized that her priority is “supporting human beings.”
Russian propaganda has repeatedly sought to exploit international news events to discredit Ukraine. StopFake has previously debunked claims alleging a supposed “Ukrainian trace” in the Sydney terrorist attack and in the murder of Charlie Kirk. Allegations about President Volodymyr Zelensky’s supposed drug use are also a recurring trope, echoed in earlier false reports—such as claims that Mexico’s president refused to visit Ukraine after labeling Zelensky a “drug addict.”
