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ERROR: "Foreign Aid Is a Large Share of Federal Spending"

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The claim that foreign aid is a large share of federal spending is false: the share has run near one percent of the budget.

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Surveys repeatedly find Americans guessing a fifth of the budget or more — an error of roughly twentyfold.

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The one-percent figure is a dated claim, marked as of this recording.