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Search results for "Musk claimed 'Not a Single' child died from DOGE's USAID cuts"

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Fact-checks (25823)

Larry Kudlow stated on March 04, 2025 in on-air remarks:
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is “polling very well. It’s very popular.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2025
Mario Nawfal stated on February 09, 2025 in an X post:
Former USAID Administrator Samantha Power’s net worth “skyrocketed” from $6.7 million to $30 million in three years.
By Loreben Tuquero• February 14, 2025
Facebook posts stated on February 04, 2025 in a Facebook post:
“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.’”
By Sofia Ahmed• February 7, 2025
Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2025 in a post:
It’s “official” that President Donald Trump is signing an “order from Elon Musk giving taxpayers who have filed their 2024 tax returns a stimulus check for $5,000.”
By Sara Swann• February 26, 2025
Facebook posts stated on February 08, 2025 in Facebook posts:
Elon Musk spent $40 million to buy five Super Bowl Commercial ads to promote DOGE.
By Sofia Ahmed• February 13, 2025
Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Elon Musk “contracted a helicopter and the first DOGE payments are being” dispersed in California.
By Jeff Cercone• February 24, 2025
Viral image stated on March 31, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Says Elon Musk wrote on X, “The DOGE team has discovered tens of millions of dollars spent on golf by a single government official.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 4, 2025
Brian Mast stated on February 02, 2025 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
From the U.S. Agency for International Development funding, “10 to 30 cents on the dollar is what actually goes to aid.”
By Amy Sherman• February 5, 2025
Kevin O'Leary stated on February 24, 2025 in an interview on CNN:
“We've never audited government for 100 years.”
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 26, 2025
Threads posts stated on February 15, 2025 in a photo:
“The NFL admits to canceling Elon's DOGE Super Bowl ads.”
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 18, 2025
Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Video shows White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying Americans can get $4,800 subsidy because Department of Government Efficiency cuts found “extra money.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 21, 2025
Laura Loomer stated on February 24, 2025 in an X post:
U.S. Agency for International Development subsidized CNN and MSNBC hosts’ salaries.
By Sofia Ahmed• March 7, 2025
Social Media stated on February 07, 2025 in a post:
“US Debt Clock” numbers prove “DOGE has saved taxpayers $64 billion dollars in just 17 days.”
By Sara Swann• February 21, 2025
Facebook posts stated on February 02, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “just threw the whole Ukraine money laundering operation under the bus … by stating he’s received less than half of the over $177 billion in aid sent by the United States.”
By Caleb McCullough• February 5, 2025
Facebook posts stated on February 22, 2025 in Facebook posts:
“DOGE discovers Louisiana man with 34 different names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. He was collecting $1,168,646 in (Social Security) per year.”
By Loreben Tuquero• February 28, 2025
Donald Trump stated on November 09, 2025 in a Truth Social post:
“DOGE halts yearly payment of $2.5 million to Barack Obama for ‘royalties linked to Obamacare.’”
By Loreben Tuquero• November 10, 2025
Social Media stated on February 14, 2025 in social media posts:
“DOGE subcommittee discovered $2.7 trillion in improper” Medicaid and Medicare payments to people overseas.
By Sofia Ahmed• February 18, 2025
Threads posts stated on February 16, 2025 in a post:
“Elon Musk just ordered all federal workers to be tested for drugs and those that fail have 30 days to retest clean or be fired.”
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 20, 2025
Tim Ziemer stated on January 20, 2016 in an article posted on Medium:
"In Africa, a child dies every minute because of (malaria)."
By Jon Greenberg• April 25, 2016
Social Media stated on February 05, 2025 in in social media posts:
Graphic shows that the U.S. Agency for International Development paid Chelsea Clinton $84 million.
By Jeff Cercone• February 7, 2025

Articles (8294)

Trump and Musk’s public attacks on each other add to questions about DOGE’s accomplishments, future

By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• June 5, 2025

Do Elon Musk and DOGE have power to cut spending, close agencies?

By Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2025

Trump, Musk claim government 'fraud' without showing proof. How common is federal fraud, abuse?

By Claire Cranford, Amy Sherman• February 13, 2025

Is Donald Trump in the Jeffrey Epstein files? What to know after social media fight with Elon Musk

By Amy Sherman• June 6, 2025

Fact-checking Donald Trump as DOGE adviser Elon Musk leaves White House

By Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• May 30, 2025

Claims about Politico, ‘DEI musical’ and USAID spending distort the facts

By Caleb McCullough• February 7, 2025

DOGE touts billions in canceled government contracts. Where are the numbers coming from?

By Caleb McCullough• February 21, 2025

How does the US spend taxpayer money? What to know as DOGE, Elon Musk look for cuts

By Louis Jacobson• February 24, 2025

Why claims that DOGE ended a lease on Obama’s Chicago presidential library are misleading

By Jeff Cercone• March 7, 2025

Ebola outbreak: What are the symptoms? Is there a vaccine? Did US aid cuts affect prevention?

By Samantha Putterman• May 18, 2026

Is Donald Trump keeping his promises on immigration, tariffs and DOGE?

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 3, 2025

Fact-check: President Donald Trump’s Super Bowl LIX interview with Fox’s Bret Baier

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 9, 2025

Fact-checking Donald Trump's 100-day rally in Warren, Michigan

By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• April 30, 2025

Is the United States turning into an oligarchy? What scholars say about Joe Biden’s warning

By Samantha Putterman• January 22, 2025

Fact-checking USAID chief on global poverty and education

By Jon Greenberg• March 25, 2016

Can the U.S. government revoke your citizenship? What to know about denaturalization

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 14, 2025

Are 150-year-old Americans receiving Social Security checks, as Elon Musk said?

By Louis Jacobson• February 17, 2025

Revisiting Reza Aslan's response to Bill Maher about female genital mutilation

By Katie Sanders• October 21, 2014

Can House Republicans cut $880 billion without slashing Medicaid? It’s likely impossible.

By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• March 11, 2025

Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s address to joint session of Congress

By PolitiFact Staff • March 5, 2025