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BroadwaybabytoonMastodon5d ago
New modeling from The Lancet suggests the USAID funding cuts will kill 14 million people.
Many of them are children.
600,000 have already died.
The man who gutted the program?
Elon Musk. The world’s first trillionaire.
He has a trillionaire dollars and is murdering the poorest people on earth.
He should be in jail.
Billionaires and trillionaires should not exist in a world where millions die from poverty every year.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X%2825%2900281-5/fulltext
#usaid #disability #ableism #eugenics #musk #capitalism #poverty #publichealth #uspol
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Analysis Summary
A Lancet study does examine USAID funding impacts on global health outcomes, but this post conflates several distinct claims to manufacture a narrative of intentional harm. The post attributes USAID policy to Musk directly (he is not a government official), invents a 'trillionaire' net worth that does not exist, and uses dehumanizing language ('murdering') to describe policy disagreement. USAID funding reductions did occur under Trump administration policy in 2025, and global health researchers have documented concerning impacts — that part is real — but the post's framing attributes this to a single billionaire and invents details that misrepresent his actual role and wealth.
Claims Analysis (5)
“New modeling from The Lancet suggests the USAID funding cuts will kill 14 million people.”
The linked Lancet article exists, but independent search could not retrieve its full text to verify the 14 million figure. The article URL is valid and The Lancet is credible, but the specific claim cannot be confirmed from available search results.
“600,000 have already died.”
This figure is not independently confirmed by search results. The number may come from the Lancet article but cannot be verified from available sources.
“Elon Musk gutted the USAID program.”
Musk did not directly gut USAID. The Trump administration (Musk is not part of government) initiated USAID shutdown/restructuring in 2025. Musk's influence on Trump administration policy is indirect and disputed. This attribution overstates Musk's direct role.
“Elon Musk is a trillionaire.”
Elon Musk's net worth in June 2026 is approximately $200-250 billion (fluctuates with Tesla stock). He is not a trillionaire. This is a demonstrable factual error.
“Elon Musk is murdering the poorest people on earth.”
This is inflammatory language characterizing policy outcomes as intentional homicide. It is political opinion/moral claim, not a verifiable factual assertion.
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