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DOGE Struggles with Math

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has been criticized for presenting misleading savings claims, including an $8 billion figure that was actually $8 million, as reported by David Fahrenthold.
An Associated Press analysis discovered that 40% of DOGE's cuts are not expected to save money for the government, according to the administration's data.
Musk's office has posted a 'wall of receipts' showing savings, but many of the claimed savings are inaccurate and misleading.

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'These are not savings': The 5 largest DOGE cuts actually saved 99% less than Musk claimed

Tesla and SpaceX CEO initially declared that his Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, had saved taxpayers tens of billions of dollars by laying off federal workers and cancelling contracts for projects he deemed inefficient.However, a Monday article in the New York Times shows that some of the South African centibillionaire's math isn't adding up. And DOGE representatives are now reportedly scrambling to correct their mistakes. The Time…

4 hours ago·Washington, United States

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Raw Story

'Major errors': Investigative reporter rips apart Elon Musk's spin on DOGE

Tech billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) task force quietly tried to delete its so-called "wall of receipts" after reporters identified major mistakes and falsehoods in their claimed monetary savings to the government from canceling various federal contracts.But in doi...

11 hours ago·United States

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Political Wire

DOGE Struggles with Math

"Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued 'wall of receipts,' erasing $4 billion in additional savings that the group said it had made for U.S. taxpayers," the New York Times reports."Late Sunday night, the group erased or altere

11 hours ago·New York, United States

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MSNBC

DOGE’s bogus 'wall of receipts' reveal Elon Musk's real agenda

Elon Musk's “wall of receipts” are riddled with misinformation — and show what DOGE is really about.

14 hours ago·United States

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diariolarepublica.ar

Fighting with mistakes, Dege removes billions more from the savings list

Elon Musk’s government Department of Efficiency has eliminated hundreds of more claims from its bug-ridden “wall of receipts,” erasing $4 billion in additional savings that the group said it had made for U.S. taxpayers. On Sunday night, the group deleted or altered more than 1,000 contracts it had claimed to cancel, representing more than 40 percent of all contracts on its site last week. The deleted items included five of the seven largest savi…

6 hours ago

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