claim: "we give (foreign aid) to developing countries, and 70 percent of it's stolen off the top."
author: rand paul
evidence_1: jan 23, 2017 ... ... rand paul provided one answer: seventy percent of aid is “stolen off the top. ...  the better news is that the slightly longer answer is “nowhere near 70 percent. ...  is that they only capture one form of corruption, and one of its impacts. ... that 76  percent of us foreign aid went to countries judged to be corrupt.
evidence_2: aug 4, 2017 ... in his new book, economist charles kenny argues that we're ... as one of the  biggest reasons to stop giving aid to the developing world. sen. rand paul, for  example, claimed that 70 percent of foreign aid is "skimmed off the top," in  january. ... on cracking down on corruption that in his view it's harming aid.
evidence_3: mar 21, 2009 ... money from rich countries has trapped many african nations in a ... at the top of  its agenda, the international monetary fund published a ... across africa, over 70 % of the public purse comes from foreign aid. ... they'll have to get more aid. ....  and western countries can help by cutting off the cycle of giving ...
evidence_4: sep 3, 2014 ... money stolen through shell companies and tax evasion ... if the money was  retained by the developing nations, it could help avert ... these countries would  no longer need to rely on overseas aid from ... get the best of the independent ...  currently completely legal, they exist solely on paper, and allow the ...
evidence_5: aug 8, 2013 ... given the appalling levels of corruption in that nation, this largesse is utterly ...  yet 70 per cent of nigerians live below the poverty line of £1.29 a day, ... is no  investment in infrastructure as the country's leaders cream off its wealth. ... has  been stolen — almost the total sum nigeria has received in foreign aid.