EXCLUSIVE: GAO Launches Probe Into Social Media Fraud Playbooks Amid Federal Crackdown
FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL–Fraudsters who used podcasts, TikTok, and other platforms to boast and give tutorials on how to steal from the federal government now face an investigation by the arm of Congress that reviews wasteful spending. The Government Accountability Office will review online forums where people share tips on how to defraud federal agencies,...
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Home – Political News – EXCLUSIVE: GAO Launches Probe Into Social Media Fraud Playbooks Amid Federal Crackdown news EXCLUSIVE: GAO Launches Probe Into Social Media Fraud Playbooks Amid Federal Crackdown Fred Lucas • June 16, 2026 Print Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chairwoman of the Senate Small Business Committee, and the chairwoman of the Senate DOGE Caucus. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); FIRST ON DAILY…
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