'Real loss': US officials axe grant over false transgender claim
- A $600,000 federal grant for feminine hygiene product research was cancelled recently.
- Elon Musk's DOGE aimed to slash spending, leading to cuts that impacted scientific research.
- Secretary Rollins falsely labeled the grant as studying transgender men's menstrual cycles, amplified by DOGE.
- Southern University stated the project was not research on menstrual cycles; a grower said, "It would expand the market."
- The cancellation, fueled by misinformation, sparked outrage, and researcher Samii Kennedy Benson feared for her safety.
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US officials axe grant over false transgender claim
WASHINGTON, United States — A $600,000 federal grant to research feminine hygiene products was axed after US officials falsely labelled it a study on transgender menstrual cycles, underscoring the way that misinformation is underpinning a breakneck cost-cutting spree. Elon Musk, President Donald Trump’s billionaire advisor, has overseen a crusade by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to slash government spending, ordering massive cut…
Federal grant for feminine hygiene research cancelled over false transgender claims
Elon Musk, President Donald Trump's billionaire advisor, has overseen a crusade by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to slash government spending, ordering massive cuts and layoffs that have upended scientific research and foreign aid
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