Is Elon Musk's claims of saving $55 billion by DOGE bogus? Here's what a report says as shocking mistakes have been revealed

Elon Musk has been heading the Department of Government Efficiency since the start of the Donald Trump administration and there are claims that he has already made great strides toward cutting down federal expenses for the last month.

However, a DailyBeast report suggests that the claims made by DOGE that they have saved $55 billion till now is bogus, and recent receipts posted show that the amount saved till now is just a quarter of the claimed amount, which includes the erroneous $8 billion.

Elon Musk's department records claimed to be farce

Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk and his new department posted receipts of all the federal expenses that they 'saved', but one gaffe of a whopping $8 billion was spotted by The New York Times. Meanwhile, DOGE has also claimed credit for some of the recent office closures that took place when Joe Biden was still president.


Those closures include the likes of National Archives centers in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and in Fairfield, Ohio, according to a Daily Beast report. Their closures were announced much before DOGE was formulated in the first place.

FAQs:

Is Elon Musk the head of DOGE?
Elon Musk is currently the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, an all-new agency formed under the leadership of Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Has DOGE managed to save federal expenses?
According to the data posted by DOGE, they have managed to save billions in federal expenses since the time they have been formulated.