DOGE’s Shocking $8 Billion Dollar Mistake Called Out

That’s one way to pump up your numbers. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency erroneously claimed a savings of $8 billion on a terminated contract this week that was actually worth just $8 million. That gaffe sheds off about 15 percent of its claimed total savings to date, which the group claimed was $55 billion on Monday despite line items posted to its website—including the incorrect $8 billion figure at the time—totaling just a quarter of that.