Is DOGE Just Making Up Numbers And Hoping No One Notices?
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In its first public accounting, DOGE made huge, embarrassing errors — and still hasn’t acknowledged them.

Summary

DOGE initially claimed an $8 billion ICE contract reduction, but the actual figure was 1,000 times less at $8 million.

Despite correcting the ICE figure, DOGE did not adjust its overall $55 billion savings estimate, which lacks clear justification.

The ICE error wasn’t the only issue. CBS News found DOGE had triple-counted a $654.99 million savings on a single contract, overstating savings by as much as $1.96 billion.

Critics argue the errors remain unaddressed because “the propaganda of the numbers is important to them.”

  • LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    72·
    2 days ago

    Answer: yes, and so is trumps. Does anyone actually listen to what come out of their mouths? They just pull numbers out of their asses. $10, 1 billion, tens of thousands, hundreds of millions, probably more, I mean it’s just all made up.

    • kn0wmad1c@programming.devEnglish
      16·
      2 days ago

      Trump made up a number earlier today saying Zelenskyy’s approval rating is “4%”. The actual number is something like 56% iirc.

      • LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        6·
        2 days ago

        I mean they are intellectually and morally bankrupt…. Didn’t they want to cut the spending budget by…. More than we actually spend? It’s wild

    • Yomope@lemmy.ml
      1·
      2 days ago

      I tend to listen to what come out off their mouth only because the sound of a fart always make me giggle