In February 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump's administration moved to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), citing the overseas aid agency's alleged "waste" and "abuse" of federal funding.
The administration reportedly planned to place thousands of the agency's employees on leave and attempted to shut down funding for many of its programs. As of this writing, federal judges have issued orders to temporarily pause those actions..
Meanwhile, various rumors about how USAID has spent taxpayers' money spread online. A sampling of them is below.
For instance, Snopes fact-checked allegations that USAID funded a "transgender comic book in Peru" (false) and funneled $84 million to Chelsea Clinton (also false). The newsroom also analyzed how much USAID money went toward Starlink, a division of billionaire Elon Musk's space technology company, among other claims.
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