A bunch of claims about the supposedly corrupt expenditure of US money have been going viral. Essentially none of them actually amount to corruption (the illegitimate appropriation of public monies or resources for private gain). Mostly, claims of corruption, fall into one of the following categories:

1. Misunderstandings about what is being paid for e.g. payments to Politico are premium subscriptions that allow access to several databases they have essential for work in the public service- like a …

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