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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
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
TikTok posts stated on February 08, 2025 in a TikTok post:
People can get student debt “erased” by filing Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act complaints because the Department of Government Efficiency accessed federal student loan databases.
By Claire Cranford• March 27, 2025
Elon Musk stated on February 10, 2025 in an X post:
“FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants… That money is meant for American disaster relief.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 14, 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 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
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
Facebook posts stated on March 13, 2025 in Facebook posts:
DOGE found former first lady Michelle Obama “has been receiving a monthly $122,000 payment from the (General Services Administration) since 2009.”
By Loreben Tuquero• March 17, 2025
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
Viral image stated on July 17, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Jim Jordan told Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, “You’re just dumb.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 19, 2022
Facebook posts stated on February 22, 2025 in Facebook posts:
“DOGE discovers Louisiana man with 34 different names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. He was collecting $1,168,646 in (Social Security) per year.”
By Loreben Tuquero• February 28, 2025
Threads posts stated on February 15, 2025 in a photo:
“The NFL admits to canceling Elon's DOGE Super Bowl ads.”
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 18, 2025
Maggie Hassan stated on October 03, 2016 in a debate:
"With her solution, terrorists can still today — and by the way ISIS knows it, they have been advertising it — buy guns online and at gun shows in the United States of America."
By Allie Morris• October 24, 2016
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
Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014 in :
"The reason why Cubans don't have access to 21st century telecommunications — like smart phones, like access to the Internet — is because it is illegal in Cuba."
By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno• December 19, 2014
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
Jack Murphy stated on June 27, 2011 in a press release:
Georgia’s illegal-immigration legislation "simply follows existing federal law."
By Eric Stirgus• July 18, 2011
Kevin Nicholson stated on January 28, 2022 in Twitter:
"The use of ballot drop boxes and ballot harvesting is illegal.”
By D.L. Davis• February 11, 2022
X posts stated on September 11, 2025 in an X post:
A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged.
By Samantha Putterman• September 12, 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

Articles (7092)

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

By Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2025

Can ChatGPT fact-check? PolitiFact tested

By Grace Abels• May 30, 2023

Adam Raine called ChatGPT his ‘only friend.’ Now his family blames the technology for his death

By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2025

What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how it works

By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Jeff Cercone• June 19, 2023

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

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

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

How fake citations appeared in RFK Jr.’s MAHA report: Here are generative AI’s red flags in studies

By Loreben Tuquero• May 30, 2025

Mailbag: 'A farcical and quixotic quest for some holy grail of honesty'

By Louis Jacobson• July 6, 2012

How improperly using AI could deter you from voting, or hurt your health

By Loreben Tuquero• July 17, 2023

Can the U.S. government revoke your citizenship? What to know about denaturalization

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 14, 2025

How to talk to your children about AI chatbots and their safety

By Madison Czopek• December 19, 2025

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

By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• March 11, 2025

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

By Claire Cranford, Amy Sherman• February 13, 2025

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

By Jeff Cercone• March 7, 2025

How well do you understand AI? Here are 7 terms to know

By Loreben Tuquero• August 10, 2023

How generative AI could help foreign adversaries influence U.S. elections

By Loreben Tuquero• December 5, 2023

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

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

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

By Caleb McCullough• February 21, 2025

‘Not the AI election’: Why artificial intelligence did not define the 2024 campaign

By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2024