Fact-check: “are the NSF SBE cuts definitely happening or were they publicized as “if this happens, here’s what we will cut”?”
Verdict: Partly True (78% confidence)
Documented sources showed that very large reductions for NSF’s Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) were presented in the President’s FY2026 budget request and in NSF’s FY2026 budget justification as a proposed funding level, contingent on congressional enactment. However, documented sources also showed that NSF implemented real, non-hypothetical actions affecting SBE (including terminations of already-awarded SBE grants) during 2025, which are distinct from the proposed future-year a…
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