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    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.


    Analysis | Johnson’s misleading claim that conditions were placed on Katrina, Sandy aid

    Analysis | Johnson’s misleading claim that conditions were placed on Katrina, Sandy aid

    He accused Democrats in the state for making “decisions that made that disaster exponentially worse” and said Congress had a responsibility to ensure “they follow common sense in California” when aid is provided.


    Yes, Wisconsin makes it harder to vote than most other U.S. states

    Yes, Wisconsin makes it harder to vote than most other U.S. states

    Larger cities like Madison offer multiple sites and extended hours, while in smaller communities — much more plentiful around the state, he noted — "in-person voting before Election Day is not really an option because municipal clerks do not provide it."


    Trump order would affect kids of some people in US legally

    Trump order would affect kids of some people in US legally

    Montoya-Galvez said the president had ordered "federal agencies to deny birthright citizenship to children of parents who are unauthorized immigrants OR temporary visa holders."


    Photo does not show woman at US Capitol riot

    Photo does not show woman at US Capitol riot

    A photo of a woman holding a US flag is being shared with claims she’s “back out on the streets”, with the suggestion that this is linked to President Donald Trump pardoningmore than 1,500 people involved in the 6 January 2021 US Capital riot.


    Wildfire, hurricane victims offered similar federal aid

    Wildfire, hurricane victims offered similar federal aid

    "Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster," the White Housestatements said.


    Los Angeles wildfires: Police haven’t identified suspects

    Los Angeles wildfires: Police haven’t identified suspects

    Authorities previously said at least five people had died in the fires, but Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said at a Jan. 9 press conference that the exact death toll is unknown and could rise above five.


    No, there isn’t a mystery disease health emergency in China

    No, there isn’t a mystery disease health emergency in China

    Kan Biao, a Chinese health official, said at a Dec. 27, 2024, press conference that China will likely see an increase in respiratory infectious diseases in the winter and spring, but overall cases are expected to be fewer than last year, Reuters reported.


    Republicans Wrongly Tie New Orleans Attack to Illegal Immigration; Suspect Was a Citizen

    Republicans Wrongly Tie New Orleans Attack to Illegal Immigration; Suspect Was a Citizen

    In a Jan. 2 Truth Social post, Trump wrote: “With the Biden ‘Open Border’s Policy’ I said, many times during Rallies, and elsewhere, that Radical Islamic Terrorism, and other forms of violent crime, will become so bad in America that it will become hard to even imagine or believe.


    No, Bill Gates isn’t implanting IDs in newborns in Kenya

    No, Bill Gates isn’t implanting IDs in newborns in Kenya

    Video in the post shows a portion of a 2015 interview philanthropist and Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates gave to a Brussels news site in which he discussed safeguards on genetically modified organisms research.