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Trump Administration's Cuts to Foreign Aid Cripple Global Health Initiatives
The Trump administration drastically reduced US foreign aid, terminating thousands of USAID contracts and halting programs fighting HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, impacting millions and marking a retreat from the US's historical role as the world's largest global health donor.
Trump Administration's Cuts to Foreign Aid Cripple Global Health Initiatives
The Trump administration drastically reduced US foreign aid, terminating thousands of USAID contracts and halting programs fighting HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, impacting millions and marking a retreat from the US's historical role as the world's largest global health donor.
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48% Bias Score
False Claim: US Paid Time Magazine to Name Zelenskyy Person of the Year
A false social media video claims the U.S. paid Time Magazine $4 million to select Ukrainian President Zelenskyy as 2022's Person of the Year, citing unsubstantiated allegations of USAID funding to various news organizations, including Politico and the BBC, and falsely linking the claims to the New ...
False Claim: US Paid Time Magazine to Name Zelenskyy Person of the Year
A false social media video claims the U.S. paid Time Magazine $4 million to select Ukrainian President Zelenskyy as 2022's Person of the Year, citing unsubstantiated allegations of USAID funding to various news organizations, including Politico and the BBC, and falsely linking the claims to the New ...
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36% Bias Score
Reversal of USAID Contract Cancellations Prevents Humanitarian Crisis
MANA Nutrition, a producer of USAID-funded, life-saving peanut butter paste for malnourished children, had its contracts canceled, resulting in a potential $24 million loss and supply disruption, but they were reinstated Sunday night after Elon Musk's intervention.
Reversal of USAID Contract Cancellations Prevents Humanitarian Crisis
MANA Nutrition, a producer of USAID-funded, life-saving peanut butter paste for malnourished children, had its contracts canceled, resulting in a potential $24 million loss and supply disruption, but they were reinstated Sunday night after Elon Musk's intervention.
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48% Bias Score
USAID Official on Leave After Blaming Trump Appointees for Blocking Lifesaving Aid
Nicholas Enrich, acting USAID global health administrator, was put on leave after a memo blaming Trump appointees for blocking lifesaving aid, including Ebola response in Uganda, due to obstacles created within USAID, the State Department, and DOGE, directly contradicting claims by Elon Musk.
USAID Official on Leave After Blaming Trump Appointees for Blocking Lifesaving Aid
Nicholas Enrich, acting USAID global health administrator, was put on leave after a memo blaming Trump appointees for blocking lifesaving aid, including Ebola response in Uganda, due to obstacles created within USAID, the State Department, and DOGE, directly contradicting claims by Elon Musk.
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44% Bias Score
USAID Funding Freeze Devastates West Kenya
The abrupt termination of USAID funding in West Kenya has resulted in severe consequences, including clinic closures, economic hardship, and a projected rise in HIV and TB cases; the funding freeze, announced January 24th, left 37,000 aid workers jobless, created a $200 million budget hole for Kenya...
USAID Funding Freeze Devastates West Kenya
The abrupt termination of USAID funding in West Kenya has resulted in severe consequences, including clinic closures, economic hardship, and a projected rise in HIV and TB cases; the funding freeze, announced January 24th, left 37,000 aid workers jobless, created a $200 million budget hole for Kenya...
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68% Bias Score
USAID Contract Cancellations Threaten Supply of Life-Saving Peanut Butter Paste
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) canceled contracts with MANA Nutrition, a producer of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), leaving the company with $10 million in unusable peanut butter paste and $14 million in unpaid reimbursements, potentially causing increased child mortality...
USAID Contract Cancellations Threaten Supply of Life-Saving Peanut Butter Paste
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) canceled contracts with MANA Nutrition, a producer of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), leaving the company with $10 million in unusable peanut butter paste and $14 million in unpaid reimbursements, potentially causing increased child mortality...
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36% Bias Score
Trump Administration Terminates 10,000 Foreign Aid Contracts, Impacting Millions
The Trump administration terminated 10,000 foreign assistance contracts and grants last week, impacting millions globally, despite some programs receiving waivers, and seemingly in response to a court order demanding $2 billion in back payments; the terminations included programs providing clean wat...
Trump Administration Terminates 10,000 Foreign Aid Contracts, Impacting Millions
The Trump administration terminated 10,000 foreign assistance contracts and grants last week, impacting millions globally, despite some programs receiving waivers, and seemingly in response to a court order demanding $2 billion in back payments; the terminations included programs providing clean wat...
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52% Bias Score
Trump's Factually Inaccurate Address to Congress
President Trump addressed Congress, making several false claims about the Russia-Ukraine war, USAID spending, Social Security, and his plans for Gaza, prompting fact-checks revealing significant inaccuracies and raising concerns about the reliability of information from the administration.
Trump's Factually Inaccurate Address to Congress
President Trump addressed Congress, making several false claims about the Russia-Ukraine war, USAID spending, Social Security, and his plans for Gaza, prompting fact-checks revealing significant inaccuracies and raising concerns about the reliability of information from the administration.
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52% Bias Score
USAID Official on Leave After Exposing Blockage of Humanitarian Aid
USAID Deputy Administrator Nick Enrich was put on leave for issuing memos alleging that political leadership at USAID, the State Department, and DOGE blocked humanitarian aid, potentially causing preventable deaths and destabilization; memos cite specific instances of funding delays, payment system ...
USAID Official on Leave After Exposing Blockage of Humanitarian Aid
USAID Deputy Administrator Nick Enrich was put on leave for issuing memos alleging that political leadership at USAID, the State Department, and DOGE blocked humanitarian aid, potentially causing preventable deaths and destabilization; memos cite specific instances of funding delays, payment system ...
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52% Bias Score
USAID Instability Threatens Global Food Aid
Edesia, a Rhode Island company producing life-saving nutritional paste for malnourished children, experienced a temporary contract termination from USAID, highlighting broader instability within the agency due to recent staff changes and contract cancellations affecting the global supply of aid.
USAID Instability Threatens Global Food Aid
Edesia, a Rhode Island company producing life-saving nutritional paste for malnourished children, experienced a temporary contract termination from USAID, highlighting broader instability within the agency due to recent staff changes and contract cancellations affecting the global supply of aid.
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48% Bias Score
Trump-Zelensky Dispute Jeopardizes Ukraine Peace Efforts
A shouting match erupted during a White House meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, leading to Zelensky's renewed demand for security guarantees before peace negotiations with Russia and the subsequent announcement by the US of the withdrawal of milita...
Trump-Zelensky Dispute Jeopardizes Ukraine Peace Efforts
A shouting match erupted during a White House meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, leading to Zelensky's renewed demand for security guarantees before peace negotiations with Russia and the subsequent announcement by the US of the withdrawal of milita...
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40% Bias Score
USAID Withdraws from Ukraine, Leaving Energy Grid Vulnerable
The U.S. State Department terminated a USAID initiative investing hundreds of millions of dollars in restoring Ukraine's energy grid, and dramatically downsized its presence in Ukraine, leaving the energy grid vulnerable to further Russian attacks amidst the ongoing war.
USAID Withdraws from Ukraine, Leaving Energy Grid Vulnerable
The U.S. State Department terminated a USAID initiative investing hundreds of millions of dollars in restoring Ukraine's energy grid, and dramatically downsized its presence in Ukraine, leaving the energy grid vulnerable to further Russian attacks amidst the ongoing war.
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56% Bias Score
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