They Found Nothing—Cost Americans Everything. Because Trump Said So

Donald Trump is once again flooding Truth Social with unverified claims—this time declaring that his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has uncovered “massive fraud” inside our federal programs. Let’s be clear: these assertions are not only exaggerated—they’re dangerous. Trump has said DOGE found trillions in “waste and fraud” in programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. But under scrutiny, these bombshell claims collapse: • DOGE alleged that millions of deceased people were still receiving Social Security checks. The data was flawed and misrepresented. • Musk claimed $2.7 trillion was sent in “improper overseas payments” through Medicare and Medicaid. No credible evidence supports this. • DOGE said it found a 40% fraud rate in Social Security phone claims—after reviewing 110,000 calls, only two were deemed suspicious. • And let’s not forget the thousands of canceled federal contracts Trump boasted about—many were either already completed, produced no measurable savings, or were quietly reinstated within minutes after agencies flagged essential services being disrupted. This isn’t efficiency. It’s propaganda. It’s governance by headline. Worse still, Congressional Republicans are now justifying budget cuts to Medicare and Medicaid based on these wildly inflated and inaccurate claims. You say these programs are “rife with fraud”—but DOGE hasn’t found it. The facts don’t support your talking points. What you’re doing is gutting lifelines to seniors, disabled people, and low-income families to score political points. Meanwhile, real people—veterans, the chronically ill, working parents—are already facing delays and denials because of DOGE’s flawed assumptions and weaponized data. Federal employees are being undermined. Trust in government is being eroded. You are elected to uphold truth and protect the American people—not to rubber-stamp misinformation being peddled as reform. I urge you to immediately investigate DOGE’s operations, oversight mechanisms, and data practices. Stop basing legislation and the budget on fiction.