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Claimant: John Kennedy (R)
Claim: Democrats demanded $3.6 million in funding for “cooking classes and dance focus groups for Haitian male prostitutes” to reopen the U.S. government in fall 2025.
Rating: BLATANT LIE
Explanation: No evidence supports this claim; the figure originated from unsubstantiated testimony, and no such funding exists in U.S. or PEPFAR records.
Date: 10/12/2025
Last Updated on October 27, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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