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Musk's DOGE overstated claims to have saved Americans $110 bn: US govt watchdog
short by Mini Tiwari / on Friday, 7 August, 2026
Elon Musk's now-dissolved Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had made inflated claims that it saved $110 billion in federal spending, a government watchdog found. "Several issues limit the transparency and reliability of these reported savings...Some savings estimates are incorrect... basis for some...is unknown," it said. Musk had promised to cut $2 trillion from government spending.
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