DOGE uncovers nearly $400 million in fraudulent unemployment claims

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has uncovered significant fraudulent unemployment claims amounting to nearly $400 million, involving individuals with implausible ages, including those over 115 years old and even future birthdates. Specifically, 24,500 claims were made by individuals over 115 years old totaling $59 million, while 28,000 claims from children between ages one and five accounted for $254 million. Additionally, there were 9,700 claims from individuals with birthdates over 15 years in the future, one as absurd as a claim from someone born in 2154, who received $41,000. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer praised DOGE for identifying these fraudulent claims and emphasized the commitment to recovering taxpayer dollars. The findings have sparked protests against DOGE, as critics question the verification processes in place. Musk pointed out the lack of sanity checks in the system that allowed such fraudulent claims to be processed.