Fact-check · Sep 29, 2026
“Hundreds of billions of dollars, maybe trillions of your tax dollars every single day, go to places where we don't verify that the people receiving those benefits are actually eligible”
FALSE
What the record shows
FY 2025: $186 billion in improper payments annually across 64 programs ($510M/day); FY 2024: $162 billion ($444M/day). GAO and HHS-OIG data. Most were overpayments, not ineligibility.
Sources
From: Announcement on America.gov
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