Fact-check · Oct 20, 2026
“We're stealing billions and billions of dollars taxpayer money through fraudulent childcare centers”
MISLEADING
What the record shows
Confirmed fraud cases total tens of millions (Minnesota) to $10 million (San Diego). HHS reported $800M in CCDF overpayments for FY2025 (4.5% of payments), but this includes administrative errors, not fraud alone. No federal dataset quantifies total fraud losses at 'billions' scale.
Hyperbolic framing without source. Confirmed fraud cases are millions; improper payments (including non-fraud errors) are hundreds of millions—not 'billions and billions.'
Sources
- CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND Office of Child Care Should Strengthen Its
- U.S. GAO - Child Care and Development Fund: Office of Child Care Should Strengthen Its Oversight and Monitoring of Program-Integrity Risks
- Department of Health and Human Services OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
- Department of Health and Human Services OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
- Federal audit finds flaws in Minnesota Child Care Assistance Program attendance reporting
- Office of Public Affairs
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