A collection of USAID funding rumors, fact-checked
With a promise to end "waste, fraud and abuse" within the agency, the Trump administration has made various claims about its ...
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As the Trump administration slashes USAID programs and staff, are the claims about waste and corruption true?
But fact-checking by multiple agencies shows that ... In some cases, the programs pinpointed were not funded by USAID, in others, the goals of the programs have been misrepresented.
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Taiwan cheers removal of ‘we do not support Taiwan independence’ from State Department website
The phrase “we do not support Taiwan independence” was removed from a department fact sheet last week. The document, which highlights U.S. relations with Taiwan, is posted on the State ...
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USA: Trump’s foreign aid freeze throws journalism around the world into chaos
According to a USAID fact sheet which has since been taken offline, in 2023, the agency funded training and support for 6,200 journalists, assisted 707 non-state news outlets, and supported 279 ...
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No, Trump cut USAid funding to Nigeria – and elsewhere – because of US interests, not because of corrupt Nigerian politicians
IN SHORT: Trump has stopped USAid funding for development in countries around the world, including Nigeria. However, contrary to claims on social media, he did not say that funding in Nigeria had been ...
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Reuters Fact Check
Fact Check: Street artist made ‘Help Eliminate Elon’ poster, not USAID A screenshot of a survey that named U.S. President Donald Trump the “greatest threat to world peace” in 2019 has ...
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No, USAID did not pay Kevin Rudd $1 million
False. Mr Rudd has received no money from USAID. AAP FACTCHECK - Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has not been paid nearly $1 million by the US government's aid and development agency, ...
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Russian fake: Ukrainian set Tesla on fire in Germany to protest Elon Musk over USAID closure
To create the fake video, Russian propagandists also used an image of Tesla’s gigafactory in Germany and a clip from a Bloomberg video featuring the USAID flag. These types of fabrications are part of ...
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Sheetz convenience store development in Middletown gets planning commission approval
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Gas station and convenience store chain Sheetz is on track to have a Middletown store along the booming Interstate 75 corridor in the city’s East End. The city’s planning ...
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United Nations Millennium Development Goals
As the MDGs era comes to a conclusion with the end of the year, 2016 ushers in the official launch of the bold and transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by world leaders ...
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Brown Advisory US Sustainable Growth Fund GBP Class SI Dis Shares
The objective of the Fund is to achieve capital appreciation by investing primarily in U.S. equities. The Fund aims to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in ...