“THE CORRUPTION IS AT LEVELS RARELY SEEN BEFORE,” Donald Trump posted on Truth Social in February 2025. He was not referring to his own administration, but to the US Agency for International Development (USAID). “CLOSE IT DOWN!” the president added.

Just a few hours later USAID was in effect closed down, with most of the staff placed on indefinite administration leave. This was framed as part of Trump’s “America first” agenda. USAID, the Trump administration and his sycophants in the rightwing media had argued, was wasting taxpayers’ hard-earned money on ridiculous projects abroad instead of improving life at home. In the lead-up to the shuttering of USAID, for example, one of the most shameless lies about the agency, repeated without any evidence by the likes of Fox News, was that it was spending millions on condoms for Gaza.

Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist

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A 2018 child-luring investigation, which began in Madison, Wisconsin, and eventually extended to Halifax, Canada, was based on a false premise.

Police were looking for a man using the Kik messaging service under the name “fus__ro_dah” (two underscores after “fus”), but they accidentally requested records for the username “fus_ro_dah” (one underscore after “fus”). This one-character difference led them not to the perpetrator but to a Canadian man named Brandon Klayme.

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The rapper was convicted last year on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and is serving his sentence at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Fort Dix in New Jersey.

The 56-year-old was found guilty a year ago and began serving his sentence at Fort Dix in October.

CASSIE VENTURA FLED THE UNITED STATES AFTER TESTIFYING AGAINST DIDDY IN SEX CRIMES TRIAL: DOCS

The fight started after the other inmate made some kind of comment to the “I’ll Be Missing You” rapper, ABC News reported.

The music mogul “held his own” during the physical fight that was quickly stopped by staff, TMZ reported, citing multiple sources.

It’s unclear if the other inmate was also thrown in solitary as well.

CASSIE VENTURA FLED THE UNITED STATES AFTER TESTIFYING AGAINST DIDDY IN SEX CRIMES TRIAL: DOCS

Combs was moved to the low-security prison after his sentencing because of its drug rehab program and its proximity to his family.

Combs’ high-profile trial last year included testimony from his former girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, who claimed he had subjected her to repeated physical abuse, rape and forced sexual encounters involving drugs during their relationship.

A rep for Combs told Fox News Digital he had no comment.

CASSIE VENTURA FLED THE UNITED STATES AFTER TESTIFYING AGAINST DIDDY IN SEX CRIMES TRIAL: DOCS

A representative for the Federal Bureau of Prisons told Fox News Digital: “For privacy, safety, and security reasons, we do not release information regarding the conditions of confinement for any inmate, including housing assignments, nor do we discuss whether a particular inmate is the subject of allegations, investigations, or sanctions.”

Combs is currently scheduled to be released from prison in February 2028, but that could be pushed back due to bad behavior.

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