POLITICO Analysis Exposes DOGE's Inflated Savings Claims
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Summary
A POLITICO analysis reveals that DOGE's claimed savings from contract terminations are significantly inflated, with actual savings amounting to less than 5% of the reported figures. Despite scrutiny, the extent of the exaggeration was unclear until now. Former DOGE head Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump had previously touted much higher savings, but the data contradicts these claims.
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The magnitude of DOGE’s inflated savings claims has not been clear until now.
A POLITICO analysis of DOGE data reveals the organization saved less than 5 percent of its claimed savings from nearly 10,100 contract terminations.
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