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Summary
Misinformation about USAID funding is spreading online, fueled by the Trump administration and Elon Musk. Some examples:
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt falsely claimed USAID funded projects like a $70,000 DEI musical in Ireland and a $47,000 transgender opera in Colombia—both actually funded by the State Department.
Social media posts also falsely alleged Politico received $8–34 million from USAID when it only received $44,000 in subscription fees.
Experts warn that these misleading claims obscure rational discussion as the Trump administration moves to dismantle USAID.
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Hi, welcome to earth. You seem to be new here.
Large-scale misinformation campaigns like this have been ongoing for almost a decade, all state-sponsored and focused on using social media to spread outright falsehoods.
A decade? Edward Bernays weeps.
I mean the current social media-based sustained campaign to destabilize the US.
Ha! The first link even includes an advertisement featuring RFK Jr wanting to “make America healthy again.”