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#foreign aid
5 events across 5 weeks
1
Damage
1
Hype
3
Noise
7.5
Avg Dmg
22.5
Avg Hype
WEEK 75
May 31 – Jun 6
HYPE
2026-06-03
USAID Cuts Linked to Ebola Outbreak Overseas
Resource Reallocation
international · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
42.5
WEEK 59
Feb 8 – 14
NOISE
2026-02-06
USAID Division Relaunches as Nonprofit with $48M Philanthropic Backing
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
Damage
7.6
Hype
21.5
WEEK 14
Mar 30 – Apr 5
NOISE
2025-04-05
Upheaval at Inter-American Foundation Slashes Haiti Aid
Resource Reallocation
international · moderate
Damage
3.0
Hype
7.7
WEEK 7
Feb 9 – 15
DMG
2025-02-15
Judge Temporarily Blocks Foreign Aid Freeze
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · broad
Damage
24.1
Hype
16.6
WEEK 6
Feb 2 – 8
NOISE
2025-02-08
Trump Orders Freeze of Aid to South Africa
Resource Reallocation
international · narrow
Damage
3.0
Hype
24.5