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Has the US sent $50 million worth of condoms to Gaza?

2025/2/15
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Charlotte McDonald: 白宫新闻秘书声称美国政府计划向加沙运送价值5000万美元的避孕套，甚至声称哈马斯利用这些避孕套制造炸弹。这些说法引发了广泛关注，但事实核查显示这些说法并不属实。我作为主持人，在节目中提出了这些疑问，并邀请专家进行分析。 Matthew Kavanaugh: 我在观看白宫新闻发布会直播时，对这一说法感到震惊，并立即进行了调查。调查显示，美国国际开发署（USAID）的网站上原本可以查到相关数据，但该网站已被撤下。之前的数据显示，并没有避孕套运往加沙。我作为全球健康政策专家，指出了这一说法与事实不符。 Jeremy Knyndyke: 我曾在美国国际开发署任职，熟悉相关数据。数据显示，有两笔5000万美元的资金被指定用于国际医疗队（IMC），用于在加沙建立战地医院，而非购买避孕套。美国政府的资金实际上用于支持加沙的医疗服务，例如安全分娩和新生儿重症监护。将资金用途歪曲为购买避孕套是完全错误的。此外，美国在全球范围内用于避孕套的支出也远低于5000万美元。我认为，将援助资金用于全球健康是至关重要的，有助于预防疫情。 Elon Musk: 我承认我之前的一些说法可能是不正确的，应该被纠正。我作为公众人物，应该对自己的言论负责，并及时更正错误信息。

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On the 25th January, the US Press Secretary announced that in their bid to stop ‘fraud’ and waste DOGE had cancelled $50 million worth of condoms being sent to Gaza by the United States Agency for International Development (aka USAID).

President Trump later repeated this claim, adding on that Hamas were using said condoms to make bombs to fire at Israel.

On the 7th of February the USAID website was taken down.

We fact check this claim and find out how much of the US budget was spent on USAID programmes.

Presenter: Charlotte McDonald Producer: Lizzy McNeill Research: Josh McMinn Production Co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound Mix: David Crackles Editor: Richard Vadon