The White House is calling out what it says is “another hoax” after the media and at least one Democrat in Congress perpetuated allegations that the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was releasing classified information.
It started on Friday with the left-leaning HuffPost reporting that DOGE, which is led by technology entrepreneur Elon Musk, was posting to its new website classified information about the size and staff at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
An unnamed Defense Intelligence Agency employee claimed DOGE posted “secret” data, resulting in people “scrambling to check if their info has been accessed.” Anonymous Senate aides claimed NRO’s headcount and budget were classified over concerns about foreign adversaries taking advantage of it.
Upon initial publication, HuffPo’s report quoted an NRO spokesperson deferring…
