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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Inspectors general fired by President Donald Trump are suing to get their jobs back as watchdogs for waste and fraud at federal agencies.

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 ...