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The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending
Eleven out of 12 claims about the agency’s work are misleading, wrong or lack context.
White House move to dismantle USAID sets off showdown with Democrats
Congressional Democrats are protesting President Donald Trump’s efforts to shutter a federal humanitarian aid agency, calling the move illegal as Republicans give the new administration leeway. Democrats attempted to enter the closed headquarters of the U.
Fact check: The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending
The news release then listed 12 examples, plucked from the websites of right-wing media. But the numbers cited – as low as $32,000 – hardly justify the claim that these are “massive
White House claims about USAID ripped apart by fact-checker: 'Only one claim was accurate'
Donald Trump's administration used nearly a dozen false or misleading claims to justify the dismantling of the nation's primary vehicle for delivering foreign aid, according to a new fact check. The White House this week issued a statement titled,
White House repeats false claims about USAID 'funding' media outlets
Announcing millions of dollars of cuts to online subscriptions, the Trump administration's press secretary repeated misleading statements used to justify the dismantling of the US government's international aid and development agency.
Former USAID official Mark Moyar says ‘corruption’ at agency ‘subverted’ Trump White House
Former USAID official Mark Moyar details his experience dealing with 'corruption' and instances of government waste on ...
Bill Gates defends USAID’s work after meeting with Trump and White House chief of staff
Billionaire Bill Gates, a philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft, said he met with President Donald Trump at the White ...
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USAID signs covered with black tape or removed at Washington headquarters
Left: Employees remove and tape over signs identifying the headquarters of USAID in Washington, D.C., just hours before the ...
Claims about USAID funding are spreading online. Many are not based on facts
The posts raise questions about funding for certain projects and organizations, often claiming without evidence that the ...
Where the fight over USAID’s future stands
The future of the government’s foreign assistance agency hangs in the balance after a federal judge temporarily paused the Trump administration’s plan to place thousands of employees on ...
White House flags top USAID boondoggles under Elon Musk's microscope
The White House has released a list of USAID programs its considers wasteful and that it says abused taxpayer funds by ...
Trump accuses USAID of being 'corrupt'; implies the agency's days are numbered
USAID, a federal humanitarian agency, has been in turmoil as the Trump administration considers folding it into the State ...