Elon Musk Says Survey Nearly Cost $1 Billion, But DOGE Records Don’t Support His Claim

About Elon Musk Says Survey Nearly Cost $1 Billion, But DOGE Records Don’t Support His Claim

In this video, Elon Musk makes a bold claim about the Department of Government Efficiency's intervention, which reportedly saved the Department of the Interior nearly $1 billion. The funds were apparently intended for a brief online survey about National Parks. Musk states that the survey itself cost only $10,000 but was linked to an extravagant government contract valued at $830 million. However, investigations by CBS News found no evidence of such a contract or its associated valuation. Public records from the Department of Government Efficiency show a much lower total in contract savings, approximately $144 million, with no indication of a canceled billion-dollar contract. Reports suggest that the department's savings claims are frequently exaggerated and hard to track due to recent alterations to their website.