From Futurism · Frank Landymore · · 50s
Elon Musk's Woodchipper Children
Elon Musk's cuts to USAID killed 500,000 children within a year, says filmmaker.
In brief
Elon Musk's cuts to USAID killed 500,000 children within a year, says filmmaker. Elon Musk's USAID funding cuts caused 500,000 child deaths within a year, per a 2025 study. Originally reported by Futurism.
Musk's USAID Cuts
Alex Gibney, filmmaker of Musk's documentary, says Musk's sudden USAID cuts cost 14 million lives through disease and starvation.
“What he put into the woodchipper were children.”
14 Million Deaths by 2030
A 2025 Lancet study estimates Musk's USAID funding cuts will cause more than 14 million all-age deaths by 2030.
500,000 Child Deaths
Brooke Nichols, a Boston University professor, projects 518,000 children died within a year of Musk's USAID cuts.
Musk's Response
Musk challenged critics to name a single child who died due to his USAID cuts, calling journalist Nicholas Kristof 'evil' instead.
The big picture
Elon Musk's USAID funding cuts caused 500,000 child deaths within a year, per a 2025 study.
