Former U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspector general Phyllis Fong was not arrested after she was ousted from her role, a spokesperson for the USDA has said.

Fact Check: Former USDA inspector general was not arrested after ouster ... for an "immediate audit" has been reshared online as authentic. Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, ...

Although it is standard procedure to kill flocks with the outbreak of bird flu, posts on social media twisted the truth.

According to Reuters, Phyllis Fong ... who she "paused to take selfies with on her way out." As USDA inspector general, Fong was tasked with overseeing consumer food safety, audits and ...

Since avian flu arrived in the U.S., farmers have killed millions of birds affected by the disease; however, this is standard ...

An inspector ... general summarily fired by President Donald Trump on Jan. 25—was led out of her office on Jan. 27 by police after she refused to leave and said her firing was illegal, Reuters ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The inspector general for the U.S. Agency for International Development was fired on Tuesday, a USAID official said, a day after his office published a report ...

From Reuters: Phyllis Fong ... What better time for the USDA to be without an inspector general—or, worse, some MAGA hack pretending to be one—what with bird flu decimating cattle and poultry ...

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -Eight U.S. inspectors general sued President Donald Trump and his administration on Wednesday over his decision to fire them from their role as independent checks on ...

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget has asked USDA for information on 409 programs, according to an OMB document reviewed by Reuters, including the names of political appointees that oversee ...

In an email to colleagues, reportedly reviewed by Reuters, Fong cited the independent ... rule of law and protect Democracy." As USDA’s inspector general, Fong’s duties included overseeing ...