This is true. Virtually all of DOGE announcements turned out to not be true. Here are some fact checks on DOGE claims: FACT CHECK: Is the government spending millions on "creating transgendered monkeys?" FALSE: Despite the entire budget for monkey research being cited, only one study involved transgender research, and that was to see how hormones would affect HIV treatments, which had shown promising results in the battle against HIV. FACT CHECK: Did Biden directly fund Hamas under the guise of "humanitarian aid" through a $2.1 billion USAID grant? FALSE: The US sent $1.2 billion in humanitarian aid to Gaza, not $2.1 billion. Only $64 million of that was through USAID. But none of the money was not sent directly to Hamas or to Gaza at all. It was sent to Israel to oversee the distribution so it would not fall into Hamas' hand.. FACT CHECK: Did USAID authorize $50 million in condoms sent to Gaza, where they would be used as bombs? FALSE: No, the condoms were earmarked for Africa, to help fight an HIV epidemic. And it was not $50 million worth as Musk said, or $100 million as Trump said. The total budget for condoms WORLDWIDE was $60 million. FACT CHECK: Was $2.7 million spent to study cats on a treadmill? MISLEADING: The viral claim did not mention that the study was in conjunction with Sweden and Russia to help with human spinal cord therapies. The study has since ended but was instrumental in helping to better treat humans with spinal cord injuries and improve their mobility. FACT CHECK: Was $12 million spent on "feeding monkeys meth?": MISLEADING: $12 million was the total grant for numerous studies but the meth study was only one of many studies that this grant funded. The study was to help treat and prevent drug addiction in humans and has received funding every year since 1998. FACT CHECK: Was $4.5 million spent to “spray alcoholic rats with bobcat urine”. MISLEADING: This was a real study but was only one study of many that the grant funded over many years. Despite the odd sounding premise, the underlying research aimed to study alcoholism in humans with post-traumatic stress disorder. The money went to Louisiana State University’s (LSU’s) Health Sciences Center to study the chemical processes behind alcoholism, most of it funded over several years by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The goal of the work is to improve care for people who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder. This work has led to the discovery of brain changes that may drive excessive alcohol use in people diagnosed with PTSD. FACT CHECK: Was $12M spent to study dog rectal temperature. FALSE: This was a real study, but no government funding was used for it. Rather the thermometer used in the study was borrowed for one day, from a different government study. The reason for the study was because heatstroke is the leading cause of operational- or training-related deaths in dogs used for military, law enforcement, and search and rescue purposes. FACT CHECK: Did DOGE save $8 billion by cancelling a single DHS contract? FALSE: The contract was for $8 million, not $8 billion. FACT CHECK: Did DOGE save $2 billion for cutting unnceccassary job and executive training at the VA? FALSE: DOGE had to backtrack on this cut after it was learned that the money was actually going to cut critcal cancer care for vets. FACT CHECK: Did DOGE, in an attemept to increase worker productivity order an end to telecommuting and order employees back to the office, but forget to prepare the offices for them? True: When workers returned to the office, there was no powerr, desks, or wifi, making them decidedly less efficient. FACT CHECK: Did DOGE save hundreds of billions by cuttting waste, all documented on their website: FALSE: No, only a fraction of DOGE's claims were listed on their website. Of these, many savings were actually listed multiple times, or had inflated numbers. Further, many of the contacts which DOGE claimed to have cancelled, had already come to their natural expiration date, or had actually been cancelled by previous administrations, yet added to DOGE's total anyway.

What is straight from Wikipedia? You did not cite anything.

The Houthis have attacked hundreds of ships, sunken or confiscated cargo and taken crews hostage. Many ships are completely avoiding that entire region, which extends shipment times and costs. So yes, they are very clearly disrupting world trade. Why would you think otherwise? Next you'll be telling me that DOGE is really saving hundreds of billions by cutting waste. Which is equally ridiculous. We're not bombing the Houthis for Israel - in fact the US made Israel stop retaliating against the Houthis, while they rain rockets indiscriminately on Israel daily. We're attacking them because they are attacking US ships and we have an obligation to protect our citizens (just as Israel does). And how exactly has Israel gotten "more than an eye for an eye" when Hamas is still in power, has publicly announced that they will launch future October 7th attacks against Israel, and more importantly, still holds nearly 100 of their people as hostages? Please answer me that? If your wife or child were being held, would you say "ok, we bombed them enough, let's just stop now and simply abandon my family to those monsters to be raped and tortured on a daily basis? Because that is what is happening. And if your answer is yes, that you would just stop the war and let them not only stay in power but keep your family as hostages, then I truly feel for your family.

There are important reasons for attacking the terrorist Houthi organization in Yemen. They are attacking shipping - no country in safe. It puts innocent lives at risk and is effecting world trade, and hurting economies. They are also indiscriminately firing rockets at our ally, Israel, attacking innocent civilians with impunity. And why? Israel and the US have nothing to do with Yemen. They attacked first.

You are clearly extremely uninformed and do not even know what an apartheid state. Arabs hold citizenship and equal rights in Israel. They serve in the highest roles, including government, the supreme court and even generals in the military. An Arab judge once even sentenced a Jewish Prime Minister (Ehud Olmert) to prison. These things do not happen in an apartheid state. But the claim is something often foolishly thrown around by antisemites and rascists. Maybe you should do better research, or even better, try to visit Israel so you can educate yourself with your own eyes.

Frank is correct. It is well known from public financial records that Trump has moved all events and hotels stays to Trump properties, where they charge the US government 10X the going rate. And tax payers foot the bill. Both Trump and Musk have made billions of the US government. That is a fact.

The reason South Korea can impeach and we can't is because Trump controls both the Senate and the House. Plus, the Supreme Court gave Trump impunity which eliminates most grounds for dismissal. But who can we blame but ourselves? Trump got the votes. The majority of Americans wanted him to be president over someone else.

Absolutely right.

Except most of the "dead weight" Musk cut out is a complete fabrication. DOGE has been lying not stop, offering fictitious soundbites to get people riled up and grateful, but which actually don't exist.

Poor comparison. One makes boosters and the other is focused on moon landings and infrastructure. Bullish.