DOGE SAID IT CUT $232 MILLION FROM SOCIAL SECURITY BUDGET. IT WAS ONLY ABOUT HALF A MILLION.

Posted: 27th February 2025

The cut, an anti-trans attack, was the latest example of confusion sown by bold claims that wither under scrutiny.

February 20 2025, 3:54 p.m.

The Arthur J Altmeyer Social Security Administration building at the agencys headquarters in Woodlawn Maryland US on Wednesday Feb 19 2025 The acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration and her top deputy have left following a confrontation with Elon Musks Department of Government Efficiency team over access to data on 70 million beneficiaries according to people familiar with the moves Photographer Stefani ReynoldsBloomberg via Getty Images

The Arthur J. Altmeyer Social Security Administration building at the agencys headquarters in Woodlawn, Md., on Feb. 19, 2025. Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images

THE “DEPARTMENT OF Government Efficiency” claimed to have saved the American taxpayer nearly $232 million by canceling an IT contract for the Social Security Administration.

They were only off by about $231 million.

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