USAID Claims It Saved 90 million Lives? LOL.
- Author
- Radio America
- Published
- Sat 26 Jul 2025
- Episode Link
- https://www.spreaker.com/episode/usaid-claims-it-saved-90-million-lives-lol--67116969
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Brace yourself for some next-level number-fudging.
In this episode of Watchdog on Wall Street, we tear into the viral claim that USAID saved 90 million lives between 2001 and 2021. Yes, you read that right—90 million.
Here's what you’ll learn:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i
WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:
https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured
Brace yourself for some next-level number-fudging.
In this episode of Watchdog on Wall Street, we tear into the viral claim that USAID saved 90 million lives between 2001 and 2021. Yes, you read that right—90 million.
Here's what you’ll learn:
- Why USAID’s claim defies logic, basic arithmetic, and reality
- How most “saved” lives came from China—which barely got any USAID cash
- Why the poorest countries, the top aid recipients, actually saw increased mortality
- And what actually drives global health improvements (spoiler: it’s not bloated bureaucracy)
