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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato and Dharna Noor

Musk’s ‘efficiency’ agency site adds data from controversial rightwing thinktank

a man stands with his arms crossed while listening to another man speak
Elon Musk listens to Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Flanked by Donald Trump in the Oval Office this week, Elon Musk claimed his much-vaunted, but ill-defined, “department of government efficiency” (Doge) was providing “maximum transparency” on its blitz through the federal government.

Its official website was empty, however – until Wednesday, when it added elements including data from a controversial rightwing thinktank recently sued by a climate scientist.

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