Government waste, fraud and abuse rose 13% last year — despite Musk and DOGE saying they’d cut $1 trillion from the budget
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Doge
How reporting on this topic developed over time — coverage by day, outlet counts, and multi-source storylines where they exist.
Coverage evolution
What HappeningNow has tracked so far
- Tracked since
- Mar 8
- Latest update
- Aug 24
- Outlets
- 11
- Stories
- 26
Not enough independent coverage yet to show how reporting developed. The facts below are direct observations from the tracked window.
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Discovery Released in Lawsuit by Humanities Groups Reveals ChatGPT - Powered Process by DOGE in Cancelling Grants for Schools , Libraries , and Community Organizations – The Bubble bubblear.com · Mar 8, 2026 -
Latest update
Most recent tracked report from Fortune.
‘It’s hard to know exactly what the objective of DOGE was’: Former IRS boss warns Elon Musk’s cuts to the tax agency will be felt in years to come Fortune · Aug 24, 2026
Chronological reports · continued
26 reports in date order. Not enough independent coverage yet to show a development timeline.
