# Elon Musk's Woodchipper Children

> Elon Musk's cuts to USAID killed 500,000 children within a year, says filmmaker.
- Title: Elon Musk's Woodchipper Children · Futurism | Shortify
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: elon musk, usaids, children, musk woodchipper, lancet study, funding cuts, science, technology, Elon, Musk's, Woodchipper, Futurism
- Source: Futurism — https://futurism.com/future-society/elon-musk-woodchipper-children
- Author: Frank Landymore
- Published: 2026-10-21T12:58:27+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: elon musk, usaids, children, musk woodchipper, lancet study, funding cuts, science, technology
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Elon Musk's USAID funding cuts caused 500,000 child deaths within a year, per a 2025 study.