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

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.

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

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 ...

Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she ...

Phyllis Fong, the USDA inspector general, was escorted out of her office after disputing her dismissal by the Trump administration, citing improper pr ...

One of the IGs who is suing, Phyllis Fong, had been in her position at the Department of Agriculture for more than 20 years. After Fong was told she was fired, she continued to go to work, ...

Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department, had earlier told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House terminated her Friday, saying she didn’t believe the administration ...

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

According to a report from Reuters, she was escorted from the building today by security. Fong is a 22-year veteran of the inspector general office with the USDA. And while that multi-decade career is ...

The fired inspectors general who joined the suit are Rob Storch (Defense), Michael Missal (VA), Christi Grimm (HHS), Sandra Bruce (Education), Phyllis Fong (Agriculture), Larry Turner (Labor ...

While presidents have the authority to remove inspectors general, the now-terminated employees argue that Trump did not provide Congress with the legally required 30-day notice outlined in the ...