New Delhi:
Billionaire and head of the newly established US Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) Elon Musk, together with US President Donald Trump, has accepted the old media houses in the US. The attempt to discredit the legacy media is channeled via X.com, the social media platform of Musk and Truth Social where the president is usually placed.
In the most recent attack, Musk and Trump trained their weapons on the reputed news agency Reuters.
Reuters received much more money than this from US government organizations, but through various subsidiaries and intermediaries to hide how they got it.
This is exactly what @Doge has found so far. pic.twitter.com/pxbl1okeko
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 13, 2025
Musk had previously claimed that Reuters had received $ 9 million through the Biden administration for “large-scale social deception”.
Reuters was paid for millions of dollars by the US government for “large -scale social deception”.
That is literally what it says in the purchasing order! They are a total scam.
Just wow. https://t.co/GGXovqswn8
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 13, 2025
Reuters responded to Musk's message and said that the contract was 'incorrectly represented'. It clarified that the contract was granted to Thomson Reuters Special Services (TRSS), a division separate from the news agency. The news agency also wore a clarification by spokesperson Tabatha Thompson of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the R&D arm of the US Army. Darpa had funded the contract in question. Thompson was quoted by Reuters as saying: “Thomson Reuters Special Services (TRSS) became
The US government website www.usaspending.gov mentions the contracts of different government agencies to various suppliers. A cumulative search on the site shows that various poors of Reuters have received `140 million in financing since 2008.
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(Financing for Thomson Reuters from US GOVT agencies throughout the year)
In the past week, Elon Musk focused on a number of publications while his Doge team overturned the offices of USAID in an attempt to discover waste and fraudulent expenses.
Associated Press
The US government site www.usaspending.gov shows that the US government has spent more than half a million dollars on the Associated Press. These payouts were immediately terminated by the Doge.
Politics
DOGE has claimed that space agency NASA spent $ 500,000 on subscriptions to Politico.
Photocredit: Screenshots of financing for AP: Source: www.usaspending.gov
NASA subsequently canceled the enormous subscriptions for polico.
NASA leadership has verified that this has been canceled today. https://t.co/wsqwoftthet
– Department of Government Efficiency (@Doge) February 5, 2025
Other government services have spent $ 32 million on Politico.
Photocredit: www.usaspending.gov
Polico received $ 32 million in financing from the US government.
Financing for polito of US government agencies annually.
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The New York Times
Elon Musk called the New York Times “media funded by the government” on X.com in response to another message
Photoredit: image posted on x by @elonmusk
One of the most worshiped names in the world when it comes to journalism, has received at least $ 2.6 million in financing various agencies of the US government between tax years 2008 to 2024.
Photocredit: www.usaspending.gov
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Financing for NYT from American GOVT agencies the annual
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BBC
Another concept and go -To -Media House – the BBC – received financing for an amount of 2.6 million pounds Sterling, equal to $ 3.2 million from USAID.
The BBC thanks his donor USAID for the generous $ 3.2 million in financing
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The annual expenses for the BBC by USAID and other agencies of the US government seem to have stopped in 2011 according to the US government site www.usaspending.gov, but the BBC website currently thanks the USAID for one of the generous donors.
Financing for NYT from American GOVT agencies the annual
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Internalews
Elon Musk is again posted about internalews – an agency that “trains journalists and activists from digital rights, promotes internet freedom and offers business expertise to help media become financially viable.”
Internews has received $ 404 million since 2008.
Photocredit: www.usaspending.gov
Internalews financing of US government agencies throughout the year
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Internnews finances individual journalists and media in more than 100 countries, including in India.
Internews claims to have reached 75,000 people in India – including journalists, activists, students from schools and colleges and villagers in remote parts of the country.
