Trump, Musk Target Government Fraud

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Trump and Musk cite fraud, but what does a government audit really look like?

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Every year , the federal government could be losing between $233 billion and $521 billion to fraud.

Eliminating fraud if possible could reduce federal spending by as much as 8% .

A rush of pandemic spending contributed to the problem.

It's not clear whether they’ll initiate the hard work of rooting out actual fraud.

If the GAO were to initiate an agency audit, it would use a standardized process that involves gathering the right group of people, meeting with interested parties to iron out goals and get feedback.

Instead of the fact-checking rigor of a GAO audit, Mr. Musk has made unsubstantiated claims, some of which have turned out to be false.

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