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.

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

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, ...

Feb 12 (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 abuse and ...

An inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture—one of 17 inspectors ... refused to leave and said her firing was illegal, Reuters reported. Several news sources called the firings ...

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

A U.S. Department of Agriculture investigation into the agency's funding for the University of Maine could compromise ...

a Reuters report claims. Fong had also served as the first chairperson of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) from 2008 to 2014, as noted in her USDA biography.

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 ...

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -Eight U.S. inspectors general sued President Donald ... Health and Human Services, State, Agriculture, Education and Labor, and the Small Business Administration.