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Elon Musk's DOGE Claims $55 Billion in Savings, Yet Finds Significant Accounting Errors

DOGE claims $55 billion in savings, but its accounting is riddled with errors, raising questions over its efficiency measures and transparency.

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Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) claims to have saved $55 billion via numerous cuts, but scrutiny reveals substantial accounting errors, with many savings inflated or miscalculated. For instance, a canceled contract misidentified as $8 billion was corrected to just $8 million. With inconsistencies in itemized savings, experts question DOGE's credibility. Despite its ambitious goal of reducing the federal deficit by $1 trillion, actual savings appear significantly lower, sparking public and internal backlash over transparency and the impact of cuts on vital programs.

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