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.”

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    At this point can we all agree to smile and nod when he says he save a bazillion dollars if he fucks off?

    • Kairos@lemmy.today
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      3 days ago

      He won’t fuck off. He and his billionaire friends want to collapse the United States so they have even more power.