USAID, Politico and White House

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.
Fact Check: 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.
Claims about Politico, ‘DEI musical’ and USAID spending distort the facts
Elon Musk and Republicans in support of his DOGE efforts have repeatedly made false claims about government spending.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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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 ...
Trump calls USAID a 'tremendous fraud.' His wife and daughter promoted its work
In 2019 then-President Trump signed a memorandum launching a new "Women's Global Development and Prosperity" Initiative aimed ...
USAID freeze risks 'deadly consequences' as work halts in Gaza, agencies warn
Aid agencies are sounding the alarm about Gaza after President Donald Trump suspended the U.S. Agency for International ...