DIThe Distraction Index

#foreign aid

6 events across 6 weeks

1Damage
2Hype
3Noise
7.2Avg Dmg
23.5Avg Hype
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
HYPE2026-07-20
Trump Administration Claims No Child Deaths from USAID Cuts
Policy Changeinternational · broad
Damage
5.5
Hype
28.5
WEEK 75May 31 – Jun 6
HYPE2026-06-03
USAID Cuts Linked to Ebola Outbreak Overseas
Resource Reallocationinternational · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
42.5
WEEK 59Feb 8 – 14
NOISE2026-02-06
USAID Division Relaunches as Nonprofit with $48M Philanthropic Backing
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
7.6
Hype
21.5
WEEK 14Mar 30 – Apr 5
NOISE2025-04-05
Upheaval at Inter-American Foundation Slashes Haiti Aid
Resource Reallocationinternational · moderate
Damage
3.0
Hype
7.7
WEEK 7Feb 9 – 15
DMG2025-02-15
Judge Temporarily Blocks Foreign Aid Freeze
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
24.1
Hype
16.6
WEEK 6Feb 2 – 8
NOISE2025-02-08
Trump Orders Freeze of Aid to South Africa
Resource Reallocationinternational · narrow
Damage
3.0
Hype
24.5