The Dark Underbelly of U2’s Bono
We’ve been told over and over that celebrity “humanitarianism” is the purest form of goodness on the planet. Big stars, concerts, movies, emotions, giving back, bla bla bla. The message is always the same: open your heart, open your wallet, and don’t ask too many questions, because celebrities would never steer you wrong.
But every once in a while, someone comes along and does ask questions. And when they do, many uncomfortable dots start showing up.
And that’s exactly what’s happening with Bono, the frontman of U2. But beyond his lead vocals, Bono has very carefully cultivated an image as a global humanitarian icon. Nobody asked questions, because Bono had everybody convinced he was an angel, doing the purest work. However, there’s a lot more to it, according to Mike Benz.
He says Bono’s humanitarian work may not have been driven purely by compassion but by something much darker: elite power networks, intelligence operations, and narrative control.
What makes this even more disturbing is how often USAID keeps popping up in Bono’s so-called “humanitarian” work. As you likely recall, USAID spent years selling itself as a charitable force while quietly operating as a political operator overseas. Once DOGE started digging, the fraud and true mission were revealed, and Team Trump moved to gut large portions of the agency. Only now are Americans beginning to understand just how much of this so-called “aid” wasn’t what it appeared to be.
Which brings us right back to Bono and Mike Benz, the guy who just pulled back the curtain on U2’s singer.
Mike points out how celebrity activism, government agencies, and intelligence agencies all come together under the phony banner of “humanitarianism.”
Benz points to massive USAID-linked fundraising concerts, including events that were supposed to stop hunger in Somalia. The thing is, that didn’t happen, because most of the money allegedly financed CIA-backed warlords and weapons purchases.
This is where the glossy “Hollywood humanitarian” story really starts to crack.
Benz goes through how these shady operations really run. They use aid vans that can’t be inspected because “the food will spoil,” and the relief funds move through layers of contractors and other shady folks.
While the public PR stunts stir up emotions, all the sketchy stuff happens in the shadows. What’s sold to the public as compassion is actually a delivery system for covert action.
And then there’s the politics…
Benz also calls out Bono’s odd relationship with the British establishment, including his knighthood, and how that squares up with his carefully managed image as an anti-war activist. The contradictions are everywhere… songs about peace, fundraisers tied to armed conflicts, and this massive global icon knighted by the same power structures he once claimed to oppose.
Heck, even George W. Bush thought Bono came straight out of the CIA.
But none of this is a shock.
Revolver reported on how USAID has operated as a political weapon far beyond humanitarian aid, actually interfering in right-wing and populist movements across the globe while propping up left-wing regimes and censorship movements. Mike Benz’s work on Brazil exposed just how aggressively USAID funding surged the moment a populist leader took office, with US taxpayer dollars flooding into “civil society” and “democracy” programs that just happened to target Bolsonaro and his supporters.
For decades, USAID has sold itself as a “humanitarian” agency handing out aid to struggling nations. But that wasn’t the case. As soon as folks started digging, an entirely different story was uncovered. As it turns out, USAID has quietly served as a front for left-wing political experiments, funneling US taxpayer money into projects that prop up globalist and crush populist movements all over the world. Mike Benz, executive director of the Foundation for Freedom Online, has been digging into the Brazil story, and what he’s found is damning. The trail of breadcrumbs shows USAID’s fingerprints all over Brazil’s censorship regime, which looks a heck of a lot like the same lawfare and censorship tactics that were unleashed against President Trump and his supporters.
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According to Mike Benz, the moment Bolsonaro won in 2018, US taxpayer funding to Brazil didn’t just creep up a little; it literally exploded. And the math seems fishy. Before Bolsonaro took office, USAID spending was at about $31.9 million. But by 2019, that figure jumped to $68.8 million. And halfway through his term, USAID’s Brazil spending hit an incredible $87.3 million.
You can read the entire piece here:
Want proof USAID was meddling in right-wing foreign elections? Well, here you go…
When you sit back and really look at all this stuff we’ve been told to “trust,” a pattern emerges.
Celebrities supply all the brand awareness and emotion. Then the NGOs and aid agencies supply the cover. And of course, intelligence and political power players supply all the direction.
And the public is left believing it all happened out of kindness and love, not a sketchy, sinister strategy.
Now, this doesn’t mean every celebrity charitable effort is fake, but most probably are. Americans should stop treating Hollywood humanitarianism as sacred ground that can’t be questioned. Because when the same names, agencies, and funding streams keep showing up around conflict zones, regime changes, and left-wing narrative support, something else is afoot.
The truth is, many of these “good causes” seem to have done far more to serve the CIA and left-wing political interests than to actually help the poor.
https://revolver.news/2026/01/mike-benz-exposes-the-dark-underbelly-of-u2s-bono/