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POLITICSPhiladelphia Inquirer·11h ago

White House claim of finding $250 billion in fraud uses questionable numbers

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A White House task force's claim of identifying $250 billion in fraud is being questioned. Reports suggest the figures are overstated, lack specificity, or include data from temporary funding pauses and cases that predate the current year.

Some of the numbers the vice president's task force have promoted are overstated or lack specificity, or rely on temporary pauses in funding as well as cases that long predate this year.

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