DOGE Said It Cut $232 Million From Social Security Budget. It Was Only About Half a Million.

The Arthur J. Altmeyer Social Security Administration building at the agencys headquarters in Woodlawn, Maryland, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. The acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration and her top deputy have left following a confrontation with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team over access to data on 70 million beneficiaries, according to people familiar with the moves. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The cut, an anti-trans attack, was the latest example of confusion sown by bold claims that wither under scrutiny.

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