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DOGE’s claim of $110 billion in savings was vastly inflated, Government Accountability Office says
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0:53Now PlayingWhen Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency launched its effort to slash federal spending last year, it also created a website to show how much money it said it was saving taxpayers.
A new review by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found the site's claim of $110 billion in taxpayer savings was vastly inflated and unreliable.
ABC News' Jay O'Brien reports.
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