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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.
USAID paid $44K to Politico, not over $8M as White House claimed. It was for subscriptions
U.S. President Donald Trump, the White House press secretary and DOGE Director Elon Musk promoted misleading statements about USAID and Politico.
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,
Fact-checking USAID spending as Trump administration guts agency
CBS News Confirmed is fact-checking some of the money spent by USAID around the world. Olivia Rinaldi breaks down the findings as President Trump's administration works to reshape the agency.
Sorting Out the Facts on ‘Waste and Abuse’ at USAID
As President Donald Trump's administration targets the U.S. Agency for International Development for closure or major ...
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 ...
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 ...
White House press secretary on some USAID programs: ''I don't want my dollars going towards this crap'
Well, first of all, Elon Musk is a once in a generation business leader. He is an entrepreneur, and he serves as a great ally ...
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PHOTOS: 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 ...
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 ...
Pope’s point-man on migration and aid concerned about USAID cuts, alarmed at US migrant crackdown
Pope Francis’ point-man on migration and development has urged the Trump administration to remember Christian principles ...