Did DOGE find a nonprofit that was being paid $18 million per month? Yes, that's true: An NBC San Antonio investigation confirmed that a local nonprofit was being paid $18 million per month by the federal government for migrant family fac
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE Did NOT Find Michelle Obama Has Been Receiving a Monthly $122,000 Payment from the GSA Since 2009
Did DOGE discover that the General Services Administration has been paying Michelle Obama $122,000 per month since 2009? No, that's not true: The story originated on a website named "The Dunning-Kruger Times" which has a clear disclaimer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE Did NOT Uncover $6 Million Grant Awarded To Whoopi Goldberg To "Promote Diversity On The View"
Did DOGE uncover a $6 million grant awarded to Whoopi Goldberg to promote diversity on "The View"? No, that's not true: The story originated on a website with a clear satire disclaimer. It is run by a man known for tricking conservatives
PolitiFact→ Why claims that DOGE ended a lease on Obama’s Chicago presidential library are misleading
DOGE said it’s ending the lease on an Illinois site that houses records and artifacts for the Barack Obama Presidential Library. The federal agency using the site had already announced in August 2024 it was ending the lease. It’s unclear how much m
PolitiFact→ Larry Kudlow – Is Elon Musk’s DOGE 'very popular'? That’s not what the polls say
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is “polling very well. It’s very popular.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Old claim about Obamacare royalties resurfaces with DOGE angle. It’s still wrong.
“DOGE stopped an annual payment to Barack Obama for $2.6 million for ‘royalties associated with Obamacare.’”
The Dispatch→ Republicans Rethink Town Halls in the Era of DOGE
GOP lawmakers blame progressive activists for rowdy district meetings in reaction to government cuts.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims on Tariffs, Ukraine and DOGE Before Address to Congress
The president has repeatedly made false or misleading claims in pursuing an aggressive agenda in the first weeks of his second term.
PolitiFact→ Is Donald Trump keeping his promises on immigration, tariffs and DOGE?
Some of President Donald Trump’s early actions led to mass firings and legal challenges, and tariff hikes are in sight. As he prepares to address Congress on March 4, here’s where his campaign promises stand on our MAGA-Meter.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE ‘Congressional Audits’ Of Rep. Raskin, Rep. Crockett, Sen. Warren Are NOT Real — No Sudden Wealth
Is DOGE conducting congressional audits of Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren because of recent surges in their personal wealth? No, that's not true: The meme making the claim is from a satirical Facebook
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Did DOGE discover a Louisiana man with 34 social security numbers? No, that’s unfounded
“DOGE discovers Louisiana man with 34 different names, addresses, and social security numbers. He was collecting $1,168,646 in (Social Security) per year.”
FactCheck.org→ Posts Spread False Claim About DOGE Halting Supposed Obamacare ‘Royalties’
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have been tasked by President Donald Trump with slashing federal spending. But social media posts falsely claim t
The Dispatch→ Did DOGE Officials Raid San Francisco’s City Hall and Demand Data From Local Officials?
The men were internet pranksters impersonating official DOGE employees.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE-Suing Lawyer Norm Eisen’s Daughter Tamar Is NOT The Tamar Eisen Who Once Worked For A USAID-Funded Organization
Does attorney Norm Eisen -- who sued Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for alleged illegal dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) -- have a daughter who once worked for a non-profit f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim DOGE Halted $2.6 Million Annual Payment To Obama For ‘Obamacare Royalties’ Originated On Satire Site
Did DOGE halt a $2.6 million annual payment to former President Obama for "Obamacare" royalties? No, that's not true: The story originated in a meme from a satirical Facebook page. The owner of the page is known for tricking conservative
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Is it ‘official’ that Trump approved a $5,000 ‘DOGE dividend’ stimulus? No.
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.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE Did NOT Announce Discovering Louisiana Man With 34 Names, Addresses, Social Security Numbers Collecting $1,168,646 Per Year
Did DOGE announce they discovered a Louisiana man with 34 different names, addresses and Social Security numbers who was collecting $1,168,646 in Social Security per year? No, that's not true: No such announcement appeared on DOGE's offic
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, DOGE didn’t drop cash from a helicopter; video uses two older, unrelated clips
Elon Musk “contracted a helicopter and the first DOGE payments are being” dispersed in California.
The Dispatch→ Sorting Out Claims That Americans Could Receive a $5,000 ‘DOGE Dividend’
Such a proposal is under consideration, but there are mitigating factors.
PolitiFact→ How does the US spend taxpayer money? What to know as DOGE, Elon Musk look for cuts
Billionaire Elon Musk said the DOGE team is working to find $1 trillion in federal spending cuts. The math will make that very hard. These charts show where the government’s hands are tied, and what’s left.
PolitiFact→ DOGE touts billions in canceled government contracts. Where are the numbers coming from?
DOGE’s website says its estimated savings are $55 billion, but its “wall of receipts” lists savings of about $8.6 billion, 0.1% of last year’s federal budget. PolitiFact dug into what we know about the savings so far.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Does a ‘US Debt Clock’ prove DOGE has saved $64 billion? Why the clock and that claim lack evidence
“US Debt Clock” numbers prove “DOGE has saved taxpayers $64 billion dollars in just 17 days.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video of Karoline Leavitt offering Americans a $4,800 subsidy because of DOGE is altered
Video shows White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying Americans can get $4,800 subsidy because Department of Government Efficiency cuts found “extra money.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE Did NOT Uncover $2 Billion Grant To Nonprofit Power Forward Communities, Linked To Stacey Abrams
Did DOGE "uncover" a previously unknown $2 billion federal grant to Power Forward Communities, a nonprofit organization linked to Democratic activist Stacey Abrams? No, that's not true: The Environmental Protection Agency publicly announc
The Dispatch→ The Downside of DOGE
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s new agency is a deficit reduction bait and switch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim DOGE Forwarded Names Of 163 Members Of Congress To IRS Originated On Satire Page
Did the claim that DOGE forwarded the names of 163 members of Congress to the IRS for "Immediate Audit" and that 156 of them were Democrats originate on an actual news website? No, that's not true: The meme featured a fake, cartoonish DOG
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE Team Has NOT Triggered A Housing Listing Surge In Washington, DC — No ‘Mass Evacuation’
Has the DOGE team caused a "very real exodus" from the Washington, D.C., area as evidenced by a big surge in the number of homes listed for sale in the market? No, that's not true: The number of new residential real estate listings in the
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claims the NFL ‘canceled’ Elon Musk’s DOGE ads originated from satire account
“The NFL admits to canceling Elon's DOGE Super Bowl ads.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – DOGE subcommittee didn’t ‘discover’ $2.7 trillion in improper federal payments
“DOGE subcommittee discovered $2.7 trillion in improper” Medicaid and Medicare payments to people overseas.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Term ‘Treasury Access Symbol’ Did NOT Exist Before DOGE X Post — Meant To Say ‘Treasury Account Symbol’
Is there such a thing as a "Treasury Access Symbol" (TAS) as a post from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on X said? No, that's not true: The post contained a typo and the document it linked to refers to something called a "
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE Did NOT ‘Just Discover’ $2.7 Trillion In Improper Medicare And Medicaid Payments — GAO Did In 2024 And Not All Are Fraudulent, Nor Medicare/Medicaid
Did the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives just discover $2.7 trillion in improper payments in Medicare and Medicaid overseas? No, that's not true: The report of trillions of dolla
The Dispatch→ DOGE Could Doom Republicans in Virginia’s Upcoming Gubernatorial Race
‘There’s no bigger bread-and-butter issue than a job.’
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Elon Musk didn’t pay $40 million for five DOGE Super Bowl commercials
Elon Musk spent $40 million to buy five Super Bowl Commercial ads to promote DOGE.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Reporter Katherine Long Who Broke DOGE Employee Resignation Story Did NOT Work For USAID When Article Was Published
Did Katherine Long, the reporter who broke a news story about the resignation of a DOGE employee work for USAID when the story was published in February 2025? No, that's not true: The reporter in question was previously employed by an org
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the DOGE Days of Winter
Elon Musk takes Washington.
PolitiFact→ Do Elon Musk and DOGE have power to cut spending, close agencies?
Is the Department of Government Efficiency a real government agency? Can it cut spending and close agencies? Legal experts told us they see little constitutional or legal support for the idea that the executive branch can act alone to overturn what Con
The Dispatch→ The DOGE Hoax
An ideological project disguised as a fiscal one.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘National Pillow Fluffing Initiative,’ Similar Government Expenses Found by DOGE — It’s A Comedy Skit
Is the U.S. government spending money on the "National Pillow Fluffing Initiative," the "Bureau of Elevator Music Standards," the "National Velcro Noise Study," the "Program of Ice Cube Uniformity," the "American Cloud Watching Fund," the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘DOGE Clock’ Did NOT Say $8 Billion-Plus Saved By January 22, 2025, By Cutting Government Spending
Did a running "DOGE Clock" on a website that monitors the national debt say efforts to reduce government waste, fraud and abuse had already saved over $8 billion by January 22, 2025? No, that's not true: The privately run website includes
The Dispatch→ ‘Clever’ Trump Executive Order Shrouds DOGE From Public Scrutiny
Situating the new department in an existing agency enables it to avoid Freedom of Information Act requests.