FACT FOCUS: No evidence that $50 million was designated by the US to buy condoms for Hamas
President Donald Trump falsely claimed during the Laken Riley Act signing that his administration had “identified and stopped $50 million being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas.”
$50 million for condoms in Gaza? There’s no evidence of the White House claim.
DOGE and OMB also found that there was about to be $50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza. That is a preposterous waste of taxpayer money. So, that’s what this pause is focused on,
No, the U.S. did not spend $50 million to fund condoms in Gaza
DOGE and OMB also found that there was about to be $50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza.” There is no evidence that the U.S. earmarked $50 million in condoms to Gaza,
Fact Check: No evidence US spent $50 million on condoms for Gaza
Posts online that say the Trump administration discovered a plan to send $50 million to fund condoms in Gaza have been denied by the humanitarian group named as the recipient and by a former U.S. official.
What to know about Trump's claims about U.S. plan to send Gaza condoms
Neither the White House nor any federal agency has provided evidence for a plan to spend $50 million on condoms for Gaza.
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