The Department of Government Efficiency cancels millions in questionable global projects, claiming to save taxpayers $65 billion, but growing evidence suggests their accounting methods may be flawed.
At a Glance
- Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) claims to have saved taxpayers $65 billion through project cancellations and cuts
- Major media outlets have uncovered significant errors in DOGE’s reported savings figures, including thousand-fold miscalculations
- Cancelled projects include $42 million for “social behavior change” in Uganda and $25 million for biodiversity programs in Colombia
- Questions about accounting accuracy raise concerns about the promised “DOGE Dividend” checks for taxpayers
- The Department of Education leads in total DOGE-reported savings, followed by GSA and EPA
DOGE Claims Massive Savings for Taxpayers
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by tech billionaire Elon Musk, has announced the cancellation of numerous international projects as part of its mission to eliminate wasteful government spending. DOGE reports these cuts have saved American taxpayers an estimated $65 billion, with plans to return these savings directly to citizens through what they’re calling “DOGE Dividend” checks.
The savings just keep coming – and some of the examples given so far are truly shocking.
According to records released by the department, millions in taxpayer dollars were slated for questionable international initiatives before being axed. “US taxpayer dollars were going to be spent on the following items, all which have been cancelled,” DOGE stated in its recent announcement detailing the cancelled projects.
Among the terminated programs was a $42 million allocation to Johns Hopkins University to “research and drive ‘social and behavior change’ in Uganda.” Another $25 million was designated to “promote biodiversity conservation and promote licit livelihoods” in Colombia. Additional cancelled expenditures included $40 million to improve inclusion of sedentary migrants and $520 million for a consultant to handle ESG investments in Africa.
Unreal.
Accounting Discrepancies Raise Red Flags
While the initiative’s goal of eliminating wasteful spending enjoys broad support, several major media outlets have identified significant discrepancies in DOGE’s reported savings figures. The largest items on the department’s “wall of receipts” – their public accounting of savings – have been removed following investigative reporting that revealed substantial errors.
However, the people complaining are the usual suspects: far-left activists and extremists from the likes of the New York Times. For example…
“The ‘wall of receipts’ is the only public ledger the organization has produced to document its work,” The Times notes. “The scale of that ledger’s errors — and the misunderstandings and poor quality control that seemed to underlie them — has raised questions about the effort’s broader work, which has led to mass firings and cutbacks across the federal government.”
The problem? The Times is using a handful of examples of small errors made by a small and highly efficient team. DOGE is very open about its processes and, when it makes mistakes, it corrects them – and states what was wrong publicly.
Does the New York Times want them to just give up because it’s hard?
When they misrepresent the truth so badly, it’s effectively a lie…and they’re lying in the name of protecting fraud, waste, and abuse.
