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PolitiFact→ Social Media – Nancy Pelosi didn’t get $14 million in USAID funding for “experimental farming” at her vineyard
U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s vineyard received $14 million in U.S. Agency for International Development funds for “experimental farming.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE-Suing Lawyer Norm Eisen’s Daughter Tamar Is NOT The Tamar Eisen Who Once Worked For A USAID-Funded Organization
Does attorney Norm Eisen -- who sued Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for alleged illegal dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) -- have a daughter who once worked for a non-profit f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New York Post Did NOT Report USAID Paid TIME Magazine $4 Million To Name Zelenskyy ‘Person Of The Year’
Did the New York Post report that USAID paid TIME Magazine $4 million to make Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy the 2022 Person of the Year, as a post and video on X.com claimed? No, that's not true: As of this writing, the newspape
Full Fact→ Image claiming Malia Obama received $2.2 million from USAID was shared as satire
The image is being shared by some as if it’s genuine, but there’s no evidence for the claim it makes.
The Dispatch→ Did Malia Obama Receive $2.6 Million From USAID?
The claim originates from a satirical Facebook account.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE USAID Paid Pizza Hut $150 Million ‘To Renovate And Modernize’ In 1997
Did USAID pay Pizza Hut $150 million "to renovate and modernize" in 1997? No, that's not true: The post making the viral claim on social media offered no evidence to support it. Lead Stories found no credible reports proving it, either. T
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, former first daughter Malia Obama didn’t get $2.2 million from USAID
“Malia Obama received $2.2 million in funds from USAID.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story About Nancy Pelosi’s Vineyard Receiving Millions In USAID Or Federal Grants Originated On A Satire Website
Were there actual news reports about Nancy Pelosi's vineyard receiving $14 million from USAID for "experimental farming"? No, that's not true: The story originated in a meme from a satirical Facebook page. The owner of the page is known f
The Dispatch→ No Evidence Supports Claims That USAID Paid Celebrities to Visit Ukraine
Elon Musk shared a video making fabricated claims.
Full Fact→ The BBC did not receive 8% of its ‘total funding’ from USAID
It was the international charity BBC Media Action, not the BBC as a whole, which got 8% of its funding from the United States Agency for International Development in 2023/24.
FactCheck.org→ No Basis for Corruption Accusations About USAID Administrator
President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk have suggested without evidence that officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development may have siphoned off taxpayer money for themselves, echoing false social media claims about the former ad
The Dispatch→ No, Chelsea Clinton Did Not Receive $84 Million From USAID
The figure represents annual gross receipts from the Clinton Foundation, a nonprofit.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: USAID Did NOT Pay Nintendo $9 Million To Study Infantilism — Fake 4Chan Post
Did USAID pay Nintendo of America over $9 million "to promote the inclusion of adults in children's media, to study infantilism and the Peter Pan Syndrome"? No, that's not true: The image circulating on social media is fake. A search of t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ex-USAID Chief Samantha Power’s Net Worth Did NOT Increase By $23 Million In Three Years
Did the former administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Samantha Power, see her net worth increase by $23 million in three years? No, that's not true: Public financial records don't show anything close to that kind
PolitiFact→ Mario Nawfal – Former USAID head Samantha Power’s wealth didn’t ‘skyrocket’; her wealth largely stayed the same
Former USAID Administrator Samantha Power’s net worth “skyrocketed” from $6.7 million to $30 million in three years.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Document Does NOT Show USAID ‘Actively Helping To Destabilize Nations’
Does a military document prove the U.S. Agency for International Development is "actively helping to destabilize nations"? No, that's not true: The 2021 document presented by Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna at a hearing on February 13, 20
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: USAID Did NOT Place A Real Ad Saying ‘Help Eliminate Elon’ On Washington, DC, Street
Did USAID place a real ad reading "Help Eliminate Elon" on a street in Washington, D.C., in February 2025? No, that's not true: As Capital Bikeshare, the owner of the bike stand ad box, stopped selling ads in April 2024 it would be an una
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Pay For A Super Bowl Ad That Claimed USAID Spent $2 Million On German Llama Racing — No Such Ad Aired
Did Elon Musk pay for an ad that aired during the Super Bowl that claimed the U.S. Agency for International Development spent $2 million on German llama racing and other nonsensical spending? No, that's not true: No ads aired during the S
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Malia Obama Quote About Getting $2.3M From USAID Originated On Satirical Facebook Page
Did Malia Obama say she "deserved every penny of the $2.3 million she got from USAID" and was this payment reported by a news website or public official? No, that's not true: The quote about the USAID payment originated on a satirical Fac
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Bill Gates didn’t say defunding USAID would cause a “mystery illness”
Bill Gates said, “Defunding USAID will bring about another mystery illness across the world.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Reporter Katherine Long Who Broke DOGE Employee Resignation Story Did NOT Work For USAID When Article Was Published
Did Katherine Long, the reporter who broke a news story about the resignation of a DOGE employee work for USAID when the story was published in February 2025? No, that's not true: The reporter in question was previously employed by an org
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Shows Trump Post Claiming Chiefs ‘Focused on DEI Nonsense’ and Eagles Got ‘USAID Money Flowing’ — No Such Post
Did President Donald Trump react to the Super Bowl in a post on Truth Social saying that the Chiefs were "too focused on DEI nonsense" and the Eagles got "USAID money flowing in like water"? No, that's not true: Images of such a post circ
FactCheck.org→ Sorting Out the Facts on ‘Waste and Abuse’ at USAID
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. As President Donald Trump’s administration targets the U.S. Agency for International Development for closure or major downsizing, the White House and social media posts have h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show USAID Money Found At Zelenskyy’s House — Shows 2007 Mexico Drug Bust
Does a photo of stacks of banknotes sitting in a room or basement show USAID money found in the house of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy? No, that's not true: The photo has been online since 2007 and shows money discovered in a dr
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Claims About USAID Funding
Trump administration officials have misled about how the aid agency is spending its funding, in an effort to cite widespread “waste.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Elon Musk reposted a comment that said he “toppled” the USAID. He didn’t originally post it
“Elon Musk officially cancelled USAID and fired all the staff. In his words, ‘we just toppled one of the biggest globalist terror organizations in history.’”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, this graphic isn’t proof that USAID paid Chelsea Clinton $84 million
Graphic shows that the U.S. Agency for International Development paid Chelsea Clinton $84 million.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, USAID didn’t pay Hollywood actors millions of dollars to visit Ukraine
An E! News report said USAID paid millions of dollars to sponsor American celebrity visits to Ukraine.
PolitiFact→ Marco Rubio – Marco Rubio supported USAID as a senator. As secretary of state, he backs gutting it.
On support for U.S. Agency for International Development
PolitiFact→ Claims about Politico, ‘DEI musical’ and USAID spending distort the facts
Republicans say USAID programs are emblematic of federal waste, highlighting Politico Pro subscriptions and DEI-focused theatre productions. But some of these claims misrepresent the facts about funding sources or what was funded.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Call USAID ‘One Of The Biggest Globalist Terror Organizations In History’
Did Elon Musk say that the U.S. Agency for International Development is "one of the biggest globalist terror organizations in history"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that he publicly said that. However, Musk did call the organ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: E! News Did NOT Report Ben Stiller, Angelina Jolie, Sean Penn And Other Celebrities Were Paid By USAID To Visit Ukraine
Did E! News report USAID paid celebrities like Ben Stiller, Angelina Jolie, Sean Penn, Orlando Bloom or Jean-Claude Van Damme millions of dollars to visit President Zelenskyy in Ukraine? No, that's not true: E! News told Lead Stories the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: USAID Did NOT Fund That Jeffrey Epstein — Different Guy
Did USAID fund financier and noted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein via the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.? No, that's not true: A screenshot circulating online on social media actually lists "Jeffrey E Epstein," a different person who is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Say ‘Defunding USAID Will Bring About Another Mystery Illness Across The World. MILLIONS WILL DIE’
Did Bill Gates say that "defunding USAID will bring about another mystery illness across the world. Millions will die" during a TV appearance in February 2025? No, that's not true: Gates did not say that in the clip posted on X with that
The Dispatch→ Claims That Politico Received USAID Funds Are False
The media company has sold subscriptions to various government agencies.
PolitiFact→ Brian Mast – Does as little as 10% of USAID go to help people in need? What that claim gets wrong
From the U.S. Agency for International Development funding, “10 to 30 cents on the dollar is what actually goes to aid.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: USAID Did NOT Spend Over $8 Million On Politico, LLC
Did USAID spend over $8 million on Politico, LLC, as social media posts imply? No, that's not true: The government spending database only shows $44,000 in two transactions. Both were subscriptions, not grants. The claim appeared in a post
The Dispatch→ Trump Administration Threatens USAID
The aid agency’s future is uncertain amid mixed signals from the president and Elon Musk.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show USAID Supplying Ephedrine, Methylphenidate To Forces In Ukraine — Video Is ‘Fabricated … Staged’
Is the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supplying Ukrainian forces with ephedrine and methylphenidate, according to a video circulating on social media? No, that's not true: A USAID spokesperson told Lead Stories that the