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2025 February


Sorting Out the Facts on ‘Waste and Abuse’ at USAID

Sorting Out the Facts on ‘Waste and Abuse’ at USAID

“The Embassy asked us to introduce a gay student in #2 to show his personal struggle coming out to his parents, but that has zero to do with being transgender,” David Campiti, who owns the company that produced the comic book, told us in an email.


No, USAID didn’t pay Chelsea Clinton $84 million

No, USAID didn’t pay Chelsea Clinton $84 million

The Data Republicans site said the information is for tax year 2023, and listed Chelsea Clinton as the organization’s vice chair with $0 compensation.


Has the UK promised to give Ukraine ÂŁ3 billion a year for the next 100 years?

Has the UK promised to give Ukraine ÂŁ3 billion a year for the next 100 years?

A government statement announcing the 100 Year Partnership Declaration last month also said it was “a commitment for £3bn in military aid until as long as it takes”.


Jesus, electricity quote attributed to Leavitt is fake

Jesus, electricity quote attributed to Leavitt is fake

This post featured an image of Leavitt at the Jan. 28 press briefing with this quote: "They want you to panic, but Trump wants you to remember — Jesus didn’t have electricity either, and he did just fine."


Mexico’s president didn’t say this about Donald Trump

Mexico’s president didn’t say this about Donald Trump

"We categorically reject the White House's slander against the Mexican government of having alliances with criminal organizations, as well as any intention of intervention in our territory," she said in a Feb 1, X post.


Facebook posts share inaccurate claim about IMF growth projections

Facebook posts share inaccurate claim about IMF growth projections

For the purposes of that scheme, we’ve rated this claim as false because the IMF projects several European countries will have higher GDP growth than the UK in 2025 and 2026.


President Trump has not issued executive order cutting funding to cities that ‘encourage LGBTQ activism’

President Trump has not issued executive order cutting funding to cities that ‘encourage LGBTQ activism’

A misleading claim that President Donald Trump signed an executive order cutting federal funding to cities that “promote, support or otherwise encourage LGBTQ activism” has been circulatingon socialmedia since his inauguration.


Heathrow is not holding an ‘annual unclaimed baggage sale’

Heathrow is not holding an ‘annual unclaimed baggage sale’

If a deal is genuine, it’s likely to have been shared by a company’s official page, which will typically have lots of followers, a verified blue tick on platforms like Facebook or Instagram and a significant post history.