While you appear to want a hyper partisan discussion, that wasn’t my point. The issue is that saying the right things doesn’t mean someone has good motives or will do good things. SBF talked a lot about altruism and doing good, and people across the board believed him. The real problem is that being good at using the right language can cover up bad behavior.
As for the DOGE folks, I didn’t say they’re committing fraud. I just think a slick PR video shouldn’t be taken at face value. A little skepticism is healthy, especially when there’s hype and money involved.
They've exempted themselves from standard accountability tools like FOIA, so we can't really look into what they're doing. Their position is that the public has no right to that level of visibility.