Conservatives across the internet are parroting the false claim that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) halted former president Barack Obama from pocketing “royalties” from Obamacare, seemingly failing to realize that the story originated on a satire website.

Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have been tasked by President Donald Trump with slashing federal spending. But social media posts falsely claim that as part of that effort, DOGE stopped "royalties" to former President Barack Obama related to the Affordable Care Act,

Elon Musk, the public face of the Department of Government Efficiency, shared a claim that said the initiative has roots in an Obama-era entity.

A rumor that the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) stopped an annual payment of $2.6 million to former President Barack Obama is circulating online. For example, Facebook account America's Last Line Of Defense posted the claim (archived) in February 2025:  He's been charging the taxpayer for using his name,

A resurfaced claim that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency halted $2.6 million in annual royalty payments to Barack Obama over Obamacare is false. Times Now Digital confirmed Obama never received such payments.

Amid a massive push by the Trump administration to root out improper and wasteful government spending, social media claims circulated that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut payments to Barack Obama for "royalties associated with Obamacare.

DOGE terminated the lease at the site of the Obama Presidential Library in Chicago, which was already planning to move.