False claims about the United States Agency for International Development’s spending have gone viral on social media, frequently boosted by Department of Government Efficiency leader Elon Musk.

The US government’s primary foreign aid organization is losing the vast majority of its staff, forcing the agency’s lifesaving work to screech to a halt.

President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency has become perhaps the most visible representation of his push to cut down on federal spending deemed wasteful or inefficient.