New report documents how Musk's DOGE SH*T scam amounted to nothing more than "false advertising." [View all]
Perhaps nothing so succinctly defines the brief and terrible existence of President Donald Trumps Department of Government Efficiency, which appeared to shutter quietly in November, as much as deception. A comprehensive New York Times analysis found some startling data on DOGE that indicate its claims of having slashed government spending were packed with false advertising.
According to the Times, DOGEs 13 largest claims about cuts were all incorrect, and many were totally false:
At the top were two Defense Department contracts, one for information technology, one for aircraft maintenance. Mr. Musks group listed them as terminations, and said their demise had saved taxpayers $7.9 billion. That was not true. The contracts are still alive and well, and those savings were an accounting mirage.
Of the 40 biggest claims on DOGEs list, The Times found only 12 that appeared accurate reflecting real reductions in what the government had committed to spend.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/doge-cuts-report-musk-trump