Worse, about half of those savings appear to have been attributable to an accounting error.
However, the New York Timeshas now reportedthat the actual cost of the program was $8 million.
In other words, it was a thousand times smaller than DOGE had initially claimed it was.
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DOGE appears to have duplicated the error on its site, before repeatedly editing the information.
It added a link to the original, outdated version of the contract worth $8 billion.
Even the $8 million is an upper bound on the amount saved by canceling the contract.
Indeed, this isnt the first time something like this has happened.
The litigation asked for a restraining order against DOGE to limit the initiatives destructive scope.
Musks fingerprints are all over DOGE.
Of course, there always seems to be a loophole that allows the Trump administration to get its way.
The proposal is also somewhat reminiscent of Musks legally questionablepayments to petition signersduring the presidential election.
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