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Fact-checkers dispute Elon Musk's claim on USAID deaths

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Elon Musk claimed that dismantling USAID would not result in deaths, but fact-checkers have disputed this assertion. A February 2026 analysis published in The Lancet projected that such an action could lead to 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030, with tens of thousands already estimated to have died. AI

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Fact-checkers dispute Elon Musk's claim on USAID deaths

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Musk told The Economist that dismantling USAID killed no one. Fact-checkers found a February 2026 Lancet analysis projected 9.4 million additional deaths by 203

    Musk told The Economist that dismantling USAID killed no one. Fact-checkers found a February 2026 Lancet analysis projected 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030, with tens of thousands already estimated. When raw counts matter, context does too. # AI # FactCheck # News https://w…

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