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No, DOGE didn't stop supposed $2.6M annual 'Obamacare' royalty payments to Obama

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A satirical site facetiously claimed Obama had been charging royalties for the use of "Obamacare" since 2010.

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What is being said: “DOGE stopped paying Barack Obama $2.5 million annually for royalties linked to ‘Obamacare’. It has been collecting it since 2010, for a total of $40 million from taxpayers.” Viral messages like this one claim that Obama was collecting millions for the law known as Obamacare and that DOGE, an initiative led by Elon Musk, has ended those annual payments. Verification: It is a hoax. Obama does not receive money for a law whose …

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countylocalnews.com broke the news in on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
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