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2025-02-05 21:11:42 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 307A1C972DC3FE6B605A52CC6AFC71CBD6693054BB4F176859DB65188B1C5DE7
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Inaccurate information: USAID paid Politico a total of $44,000 in two transactions. Both were subscriptions, not grants. https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2025/02/fact-check-usaid-did-not-spend-8-million-on-politico-llc.html https://www.foxnews.com/media/politico-pays-employees-late-staffers-believe-elon-musks-crackdown-government-spending-played-role#:~:text=%2444%2C000%20of%20that%20coming%20from%20the%20U.S.%20Agency%20for%20International%20Development%C2%A0(USAID) https://www.mediaite.com/news/maga-influencers-push-bizarre-claim-that-politico-was-getting-funded-by-usaid-heres-the-truth/
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