Article originally appeared on www.westernjournal.com.
It’s been one of the hottest topics on social media ever since the amount of waste at the U.S. Agency for International Development has become a topic of discussion: Was USAID funding and influencing mainstream media?
Both Elon Musk and conservative influencers have zeroed in on two publications in particular which are friendly to the Democratic Party, The New York Times and Politico.
Reports have stated that USAID funds went to these outlets under the Biden administration — which, conspicuously, provide rather complimentary coverage to the left.
The truth, however, is a great deal more complicated — and the full story has yet to come out, as an audit of the notoriously opaque USAID also hasn’t been conducted.
So, let’s start with the accusations and then the facts.
First, The New York Times: On Feb. 5, conservative social media Ian Miles Cheong posted screenshots of what were purported …
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