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Search results for "An estimated 700,000 people have died from DOGE's U.S.A.I.D. cuts"

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Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2025 in a post:
It’s “official” that President Donald Trump is signing an “order from Elon Musk giving taxpayers who have filed their 2024 tax returns a stimulus check for $5,000.”
By Sara Swann• February 26, 2025
Organizing for America stated on March 14, 2011 in a Tweet.:
The GOP budget plan "would cut nearly a million jobs."
By Jacob Geiger• March 21, 2011
Larry Kudlow stated on March 04, 2025 in on-air remarks:
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is “polling very well. It’s very popular.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2025
Social Media stated on February 07, 2025 in a post:
“US Debt Clock” numbers prove “DOGE has saved taxpayers $64 billion dollars in just 17 days.”
By Sara Swann• February 21, 2025
Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Elon Musk “contracted a helicopter and the first DOGE payments are being” dispersed in California.
By Jeff Cercone• February 24, 2025
Kevin O'Leary stated on February 24, 2025 in an interview on CNN:
“We've never audited government for 100 years.”
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 26, 2025
Social Media stated on February 14, 2025 in social media posts:
“DOGE subcommittee discovered $2.7 trillion in improper” Medicaid and Medicare payments to people overseas.
By Sofia Ahmed• February 18, 2025
Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2025 in a post on Facebook:
Former President Joe Biden “fired” 14,000 Keystone XL pipeline workers “​​on day one” of his administration.
By Madison Czopek• February 26, 2025
Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Video shows White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying Americans can get $4,800 subsidy because Department of Government Efficiency cuts found “extra money.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 21, 2025
Rick Scott stated on July 25, 2010 in campaign materials.:
"My 7-step plan" creates 700,000 jobs in 7 years.
By Aaron Sharockman• July 26, 2010
Beto O'Rourke stated on August 03, 2019 in a press conference:
Says of El Paso that some years, "in a city of almost 700,000, we had five murders the entire year. Our average over the last 10 years is 18 (murders per year). We exceeded that average just on one day" after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the city.
By Madlin Mekelburg• August 5, 2019
Barack Obama stated on October 07, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.:
John McCain "is proposing tax cuts that would give the average Fortune 500 CEO an additional $700,000 in tax cuts."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 8, 2008
Facebook posts stated on March 07, 2025 in a post on Facebook:
The Department of Government Efficiency “found a $6 million grant awarded to Whoopi Goldberg to ‘promote diversity on The View.’”
By Madison Czopek• March 14, 2025
Donald Trump stated on November 09, 2025 in a Truth Social post:
“DOGE halts yearly payment of $2.5 million to Barack Obama for ‘royalties linked to Obamacare.’”
By Loreben Tuquero• November 10, 2025
Facebook posts stated on February 08, 2025 in Facebook posts:
Elon Musk spent $40 million to buy five Super Bowl Commercial ads to promote DOGE.
By Sofia Ahmed• February 13, 2025
Brian Tyler Cohen stated on April 12, 2025 in an X post:
Trump “just denied North Carolina’s request for FEMA relief from Hurricane Helene.”
By Paul Specht• April 24, 2025
Rick Scott stated on October 04, 2011 in an answer to reporters:
On how he measures his promise to create 700,000 private-sector jobs in seven years.
By Becky Bowers• October 4, 2011
Marco Rubio stated on December 06, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
"There are over 700,000 Americans on some watch list or another that would all be captured" in a Democratic amendment intended to stop suspected terrorists from buying guns.
By Lauren Carroll• December 6, 2015
Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Bill Gates admits his COVID-19 vaccine might kill nearly 1 million people.”
By Tom Kertscher• May 19, 2020
Pat Toomey stated on June 25, 2017 in On "Face The Nation":
"Remember, Obamacare created a new category of eligibility. Working-age, able-bodied adults with no dependents for the first time became eligible for Medicaid if their income is below 138 percent of the poverty level. We’re going to continue that eligibility. No one loses coverage."
By Mark Dent• June 27, 2017

Articles (8314)

Trump and Musk’s public attacks on each other add to questions about DOGE’s accomplishments, future

By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• June 5, 2025

DOGE touts billions in canceled government contracts. Where are the numbers coming from?

By Caleb McCullough• February 21, 2025

Do Elon Musk and DOGE have power to cut spending, close agencies?

By Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2025

Fact-checking Donald Trump as DOGE adviser Elon Musk leaves White House

By Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• May 30, 2025

Fact-checking Donald Trump's 100-day rally in Warren, Michigan

By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• April 30, 2025

Why claims that DOGE ended a lease on Obama’s Chicago presidential library are misleading

By Jeff Cercone• March 7, 2025

How does the US spend taxpayer money? What to know as DOGE, Elon Musk look for cuts

By Louis Jacobson• February 24, 2025

Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s address to joint session of Congress

By PolitiFact Staff • March 5, 2025

Is Donald Trump keeping his promises on immigration, tariffs and DOGE?

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 3, 2025

Trump, Musk claim government 'fraud' without showing proof. How common is federal fraud, abuse?

By Claire Cranford, Amy Sherman• February 13, 2025

Can House Republicans cut $880 billion without slashing Medicaid? It’s likely impossible.

By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• March 11, 2025

Is Donald Trump in the Jeffrey Epstein files? What to know after social media fight with Elon Musk

By Amy Sherman• June 6, 2025

Rick Scott touts reaching 700,000 jobs, but that's not what he promised

By Joshua Gillin• December 19, 2014

Democrats correct their estimate of job losses in Virginia under GOP budget plan

By Sean Gorman• March 14, 2011

Not quite ready for the Truth-O-Meter

By Sean Gorman• October 18, 2012

PolitiFact fact-checks the Dec. 6 Sunday shows

By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• December 6, 2015

Rating Rick Scott's campaign promises at the 1-year mark

By Becky Bowers• January 6, 2012

Fact-checking Florida's gubernatorial debate

By John Bartosek• October 11, 2010

Fact-checking the Dec. 6 Sunday shows

By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• December 6, 2015

Fact-checking the Florida governor's debate on Telemundo

By Joshua Gillin, Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• October 10, 2014