A claim spread online in late March 2026 that Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky revealed that senior White House adviser Stephen Miller funneled $890 million through the Cayman Islands using shell companies.
For example, one Threads post with more than 8,300 likes read (archived):
Allegations are surfacing that wire transfers mapping back to Steven Miller were directed to a company that did not exist until roughly one week prior to the funds being allocated. Reports indicate a massive sum, up to $890 million to nearly a billion dollars (with some estimates reported to a broader $2.7 billion), were funneled through shell companies.
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A follow-up post by the same user added (archived): "The Shell Company receiving these allocations reportedly have no employees, no physical office, and a Cayman Island address.The misappropriated funds have allegedly been redirected to a law firm defending fraud and a private equity fund managed by a former deputy."
Previous Facebook and Threads posts claimed Massie exposed the alleged revelation during "a hearing." Snopes readers also contacted us to ask whether the rumor was true.
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We first used search engines such as Bing, DuckDuckGo and Yahoo to locate possible evidence from credible sources about the alleged corruption findings. If the story were true, journalists with reputable news outlets, such as The Associated Press or Reuters, would have widely reported on it. That was not the case.
In short, the rumor is fictional. The earliest locatable version of the claim appears in a March 22 YouTube video titled, "WHO Got Paid?': Massie's Bank Records Question Miller Refused to Answer for 101 Seconds." It originated from a YouTube channel that uses artificial intelligence tools to create inspiring or shocking stories about public figures. Therefore, we've rated this claim false.
Creators of such content capitalize on social media users' willingness to believe and share the made-up stories, profiting from advertising revenue on external websites often linked in the posts' comments. (Snopes has previously reported on the business strategy.)
Several posts spreading the false rumor about Miller's alleged corruption include links in the comments to AI-generated articles posted by unofficial blogging websites.
The posts and YouTube video also display signs of AI generation.
The YouTube video includes an "altered or synthetic content" label creators can enable during the upload process. It also uses imagery pulled from an unrelated September 2025 hearing and an unrelated briefing Miller gave on March 5, 2026.
Additionally, the video's voiceover is often inconsistent with the closed captioning and unnatural vocal glitches occur. Several details are also inaccurate; for example, Massie is not listed as a member of the House Oversight Committee, as of this writing, as the video claims.
The posts' text also include dramatic, emotionally-charged language — a common indicator of AI-generated content.
Snopes has previously investigated other rumors involving Miller and Massie. For example, in October 2025, we verified that Miller said President Donald Trump had "plenary authority" — full or limitless power over a sphere of government, such as the military — on live TV. We also debunked a claim from February 2026 that Massie said he had a flash drive with the "complete list of files" belonging to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.