On February 5, Elon Musk condemned the US Agency for International Development on X, calling it a 'radical-left political psy op.' His remarks targeted specific funding claims, particularly a supposed $7.9 million allocated for teaching Sri Lankan journalists about gender-inclusive language. In reality, the funding supported a program aimed at combating disinformation by providing educational resources to students and journalists. Staff from the program were taken aback by Musk's misinformation, recognizing it as a disinformation campaign contrary to their goals.
"7.9 million [went] to teach Sri Lankan journalists how to avoid 'binary-gendered language,' the post claimed. Musk lambasted the initiatives as a 'crazy waste of your tax money!'"},{
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