How much has Elon Musk's Doge cut from US Government spending?
a year ago
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- Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) claims to have saved over $10bn weekly since Trump's presidency, totaling nearly $200bn.
- Doge focuses on cancelling contracts, grants, and leases from previous administrations, reducing fraud, and cutting the government workforce.
- BBC Verify found a lack of evidence for Doge's claimed savings, with less than 40% of the $160bn savings detailed and only half supported by documents.
- Doge's largest claimed saving of $2.9bn from cancelling a migrant children facility contract is disputed, with actual savings estimated at $153m.
- Other large savings claims, including $1.9bn from an IRS IT contract and $1.75bn from a USAID grant, lack clear evidence and are questioned by experts.
- Doge's methodology for calculating savings, such as using maximum contract values rather than actual spending, leads to overstated figures.