TCT-PF-05B0F1A083E7B456 · DOGE
Eliminating federal fraud would balance the budget
Claim summary
Eliminating federal fraud would balance the budget
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January 13, 2026 in a speech in Detroit
What the evidence shows
Even the high end of the cited annual fraud estimate, $521 billion, was less than one-third of the 2025 deficit. Eliminating it entirely would still leave a large budget gap.
PolitiFact rating: False. The tracker groups this as False.
Sources and attribution
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