How a false DOGE claim ignited a political firestorm in India
Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service said last week it had canceled a $21 million program for “voter turnout” in India. The Post found no evidence of such a program
Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service said last week it had canceled a $21 million program for “voter turnout” in India. The Post found no evidence of such a programNEW DELHI — It began last week with a social media post from Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service, listing foreign grants it said it had canceled. Buried in the middle was a reference to “$21M for voter turnout in India.
It was soon front-page news in New Delhi. Prominent members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) — which has long made unfounded allegations of foreign influence in national elections — seized on it as evidence of a nefarious U.S. plot.
