“DOGE and OMB also found that there was about to be $50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza. That is a preposterous waste of taxpayer money. So, that’s what this pause is focused on, being good stewards of tax dollars.”

Numerous Snopes readers asked us if the U.S. government had indeed planned to spend $50 million on condoms for Gaza. The story spread far and wide, amplified by tech entrepreneur and DOGE appointee Elon Musk, who shared a clip of Leavitt making the statement with the caption, "Tip of the iceberg."

The White House’s claim that it halted $50 million worth of condoms to Gazans has come under scrutiny after experts shared insight and a previous report was unearthed. In her first White House press conference,