DOGE

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is an advisory body created by President Donald Trump to recommend federal spending cuts and find fraud and improper payments. Billionaire business owner Elon Musk heads up the initiative, which is not a conventional government agency.

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 9, 2025 in a Truth Social post:
“DOGE halts yearly payment of $2.5 million to Barack Obama for ‘royalties linked to Obamacare.’”
Pants on Fire!
November 10, 2025
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on February 8, 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.
False
By Claire Cranford • March 27, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 21, 2025 in in a Facebook post:
Elon Musk said “Tesla is finished” and needs “drastic changes immediately.”
False
By Claire Cranford • March 26, 2025
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
stated on February 28, 2025 in an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan:
“Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2025
Facebook posts
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.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • March 17, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 7, 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.’”
False
March 14, 2025
Larry Kudlow
Larry Kudlow
stated on March 4, 2025 in on-air remarks:
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is “polling very well. It’s very popular.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 26, 2025 in social media posts:
“DOGE stopped an annual payment to Barack Obama for $2.6 million for ‘royalties associated with Obamacare.’”
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • March 5, 2025
Facebook posts
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.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • February 28, 2025
Facebook posts
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.”
False
By Sara Swann • February 26, 2025
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