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Multiple contemporary reports and commentaries estimate that USAID-related funding cuts have been linked to substantial excess deaths, but . Published analyses presented here range from an 80,000 deat...
Anthony Fauci was actively involved in HIV/AIDS research from the epidemic’s earliest days: he refocused his lab to study the new syndrome in 1981, produced influential work on how the virus damages t...
The claim that the U.S. government budget under President Biden specifically included funding for is not supported by the documents provided: available studies and program assessments reference U.S. g...
The short answer is: the claim that "US Democrats proposed $3 million for vasectomy and circumcision programs in Zambia" is and appears to stem from partisan floor remarks and generalized lists of for...
Democrats as a party are not shown to have a formal, unified demand for a specific line item to fund vasectomies and circumcisions in Zambia; the claim appears to originate from Republican criticism a...
The Trump administration both approved large military sales and sought to withhold or reallocate billions in congressionally appropriated foreign‑aid funding in 2025: the State Department says it appr...
The materials provided do not supply a specific percentage of U.S. foreign aid that is budgeted for LGBTQ issues; instead they focus on related programs like PEPFAR, ideological influences on aid, and...
Available reporting shows multiple public-health researchers and advocacy groups have produced back-of-envelope or modelled estimates tying Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts — especially...
Congress has not been reported in the provided sources as having a single line‑item total “appropriated for global male circumcision or sterilization programs since 2008”; available sources instead do...
USAID’s 2024 funding priorities clustered around a core set of sectors: . Analyses drawn from public summaries and budget-focused reports show consistent emphasis on crisis response and health, with s...
US government agencies — principally implemented by USAID, CDC and other U.S. departments — have funded voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programs abroad as a proven HIV-prevention strategy; ...
USAID’s programming in sub-Saharan Africa clearly interfaces with male circumcision through U.S. government HIV-prevention efforts led by PEPFAR, but the available documents in this packet do show a c...
The available summaries and reporting do not identify a definitive list of USAID programs that were individually and *completely* defunded in the 2024 budget; instead, multiple sources report large-sc...
Under Anthony Fauci’s leadership beginning in 1984, NIAID pivoted from a modest institute into the nation’s—and arguably the world’s—central hub for HIV/AIDS research by expanding funding, creating a ...
Available reporting shows U.S. aid to Haiti has funded health, education and youth programs but not evidence that the U.S. specifically paid for “dance focus groups” or cooking classes for male sex wo...
U.S. foreign aid historically contributed substantially to reductions in global poverty through health, humanitarian, and development programs—examples cited include large programs like PEPFAR and USA...
Available sources in your search results do not mention which U.S. agencies fund voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programs abroad or list countries where such programs operate; the documents...
Senator John Kennedy’s reference to “porn spending” linked to the Affordable Care Act is : the ACA does not fund pornography, and independent fact‑checks trace the remark to broader budget fights and ...
The claim that “government money funding LGBTQ+ 2024” is partially true but needs context: the federal government and some state/local entities funded LGBTQ+-related programs in 2024, while a large nu...
The widely circulated claim that “the US budget is giving $3.6 million to Haiti for a bakery and dance” is . Official program data and grants reviewed show PEPFAR and USAID-related funding for health ...