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.

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

Phyllis Fong, the USDA inspector general, was escorted out of her office after disputing her dismissal by the Trump administration, citing improper procedures. The White House defended the move ...

A post shared on Facebook claims the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps purportedly arrested U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspector General Phyllis Fong. Verdict: False The claim ...

An inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture—one of 17 inspectors ... called the firings a “Friday night purge.” Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department, told ...

“The firing of the independent nonpartisan inspectors general was a clear violation of the law,” Michael Missal, former inspector ... general, Phyllis Fong at the Agriculture Department ...