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 ...
Trump and Musk Promote Misleading ‘Scandal’ About Government Funding Media
Trump has bundled two of his long-favored political targets—federal government spending and the media—into one attack while ...
Claims about USAID funding are spreading online. Many are not based on facts
False and misleading information is being pushed on social media to support the dismantling of USAID, much of it spread by ...
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: US Government Did Not Give New York Times 'Tens of Millions'
The New York Times confirmed that it has received no federal grants, that subscriptions have been bought for decades under Democratic and Republican administrations, including the first Trump ...
White House cancels millions in Politico subscriptions amid Musk-led budget cuts
Announcing millions of dollars of cuts to online subscriptions, the Trump administration's press secretary repeated ...
Trump unafraid of putting Musk in front of press: 'He's not shy'
When asked if he would allow the media to question Elon Musk, President Donald Trump did not hesitate to agree to potentially ...
Musk team's access to student loan systems raises alarms over personal information for millions
Democrats are opposing Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency as it turns its attention to the Education Department, ...
Trump's 'Innovative' Approach to Gaza Has Some on the Right Confused
When asked if it was worth risking the life of a single U.S. Marine to turn the Gaza Strip into “the Riviera of the Middle ...
Trump orders government agency to scrap all media contracts following outcry over federal tax dollars going to news outlets: report
The Trump administration ordered a critical agency that assists other government departments to cancel all of its media contracts amid outrage over federal tax dollars flowing to news outlets, ...