Maybe there is no difference, but I think honest framing matters.
> "Fraud has already been posted everywhere ($55b and counting)"
I'm looking for some evidence to support your $55 billion fraud claim, not just $55 billion in waste. If it's been "posted everywhere", please link to it!
> Fraud has already been posted everywhere ($55b and counting) so if you haven't seen it, you aren't looking.
Not too surprising to find another propaganda victim…
Here, I did your research for you:
> After correcting an apparent clerical error, it now shows $8.5 billion.
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/19/nx-s1-5302705/doge-overstates...
Further proof that this is not an “audit,” but a show trial.
And NPR could only confirm 2 billion of those contracts were actually canceled. It's an endless fountain of bullshit.
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Frivolous spending != fraud.
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Is there a difference when it comes to the taxpayer?
It's all waste. Fraud if there were kickbacks, we'll see about that.
Maybe there is no difference, but I think honest framing matters.
> "Fraud has already been posted everywhere ($55b and counting)"
I'm looking for some evidence to support your $55 billion fraud claim, not just $55 billion in waste. If it's been "posted everywhere", please link to it!
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