WH budget chief wrongly claims afterschool programs don’t work
"There's no demonstrable evidence they (after-school programs that feed kids) are helping kids do better at school."
Fact-check: Sen. Perdue touts US power program for Africa
"USAID put $8 billion up and attracted more than $45 billion in a public-private partnership called Power Africa."
Ellison says travel ban will hurt Somalis fleeing famine
Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States."
Sanders: GOP health care plan gives wealthiest a $275 billion tax break
The GOP health care plan gives "$275 billion in tax breaks for the top 2 percent, people earning $250,000 a year or more."
Most U.S. foreign aid flows through U.S. organizations
"Most U.S. foreign assistance ... is given to U.S. companies and nonprofits in the form of contracts and grants."
The fuzzy math of foreign aid and trade
Every dollar of foreign aid for agricultural research "will bring $4 in trade with the countries and the United States ... generating employment back in…
Taxes on wealthy pay for Obamacare? DNC’s Perez overshoots
"The primary financing mechanism of the Affordable Care Act is a tax on wealthy people."
Trump wrongly claims historic defense increase
Says his budget "calls for one of the largest increases in national defense spending in American history."
Bono: Each year of school adds 12% to a woman’s income
"For every extra year a girl goes to school, her income goes up 12 percent."
Are 27 million people trapped in modern slavery?
"Today, 27 million people .. are enslaved."
Is news media less trusted than Congress?
The media has "a lower approval rate than Congress."
No, food waste is not the third biggest source of greenhouse gases
"Food waste is the 3rd largest contributor" of greenhouse gas emissions.