Rumor DOGE found Bernie Sanders owes $1.6M in unpaid taxes amounts to fiction
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CLAIM: In 2025, the Department of Government Efficiency found U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, owed $1.6 million in unpaid taxes.
RATING: Labeled Satire.
In December 2025, a rumor spread that the Department of Government Efficiency had discovered that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, owed $1.6 million in unpaid taxes.
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