Global News Service Scorecard true 0% 12 Checks mostly true 0% 38 Checks half true 0% 15 Checks mostly false 0% 9 Checks false 0% 10 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 9 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Global News Service Michele Bachmann stated on May 9, 2022 in an interview on Steve Bannon's "War Room" podcast: “The Biden administration is bringing amendments that would propose that all nations of the earth cede their sovereignty over national health care decisions to the WHO.” By Jon Greenberg • May 19, 2022 Survival International stated on April 22, 2021 in a website press release: With the goal to preserve 30% of the earth’s land and water by 2030, “300 million people stand to lose their land and livelihood, most of them tribal and indigenous peoples.” By Jon Greenberg • May 7, 2021 James Rockall stated on May 9, 2017 in a tweet: "More (people) die from indoor air pollution than from malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB combined." By Smitha Rajan • May 18, 2017 Starbucks stated on May 4, 2017 in a Senate hearing: "Coffee is the second-most traded commodity after oil." By Jon Greenberg • May 8, 2017 Matt Damon stated on April 20, 2017 in a discussion with the president of the World Bank: Poor people pay "in some cases, up to 25 percent of (their) income for water." By Jon Greenberg • May 1, 2017 Viral image stated on April 15, 2017 in a tweet: "Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel has said the app is for rich people, don't want to expand in poor countries like India and Spain." By Jon Greenberg • April 17, 2017 Joseph Crowley stated on April 7, 2017 in a tweet: "More than 20 million people are at risk of dying from starvation within 6 months in 4 nations." By Jon Greenberg • April 11, 2017 Ted Yoho stated on March 28, 2017 in a House hearing: "Afghanistan has more hectares (of opium poppies) planted today than they had before we started this war." By Jon Greenberg • April 4, 2017 Bloggers stated on March 9, 2015 in a post shared on Facebook: Government orders South African firm "to lay off 3,389 white employees." By Jon Greenberg • April 2, 2017 Nicholas Burns stated on March 28, 2017 in a House committee hearing: "There are about as many members of the Armed Forces marching bands as there are American diplomats." By Jon Greenberg • March 31, 2017 Sean Spicer stated on March 21, 2017 in a press conference: "Global food demand is expected to increase by 50 to 97 percent by 2050." By Gabrielle Healy • March 30, 2017 David Perdue stated on March 1, 2017 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press Daily": "USAID put $8 billion up and attracted more than $45 billion in a public-private partnership called Power Africa." By Jon Greenberg • March 21, 2017 Keith Ellison stated on March 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States." By Jon Greenberg • March 13, 2017 Raj Shah stated on February 24, 2017 in an op-ed: "Most U.S. foreign assistance ... is given to U.S. companies and nonprofits in the form of contracts and grants." By Jon Greenberg • March 8, 2017 Shenggen Fan stated on March 2, 2017 in a panel discussion in Washington, D.C.: Every dollar of foreign aid for agricultural research "will bring $4 in trade with the countries and the United States ... generating employment back in the U.S." By Jon Greenberg • March 3, 2017 Boris Johnson stated on February 17, 2017 in comments at the Munich Security Conference: Global poverty is down to "less than 10% today from 37% in 1990." March 1, 2017 Bono stated on February 17, 2017 in a speech at the Munich Security Conference: "For every extra year a girl goes to school, her income goes up 12 percent." By Jon Greenberg • February 22, 2017 Bob Corker stated on February 15, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Today, 27 million people .. are enslaved." By Jon Greenberg • February 17, 2017 World Food Program stated on February 5, 2017 in a tweet: "Food waste is the 3rd largest contributor" of greenhouse gas emissions. By Jon Greenberg • February 14, 2017 Danielle Nierenberg stated on January 9, 2017 in a tweet: "Tanzania farmers face 12 years in prison for trading seeds thanks to foreign aid." By Linda Qiu • February 10, 2017 Load More Latest Articles Malaria and mosquitoes: A tough tag team to beat By Jon Greenberg • June 21, 2017 Did Donald Trump shut down Michelle Obama’s ‘Let Girls Learn’ program? 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