Government Spending on the Joe Rogan Experience

“The $22 million was for OSAP that was pushed through through Congress, three congressmen, right, an astronaut. It was pushed through. And that's what that $22 …”

Corbell claims the U.S. government spends more money every year on Viagra than the $22 million spent on the Pentagon's UFO study program.

“The $22 million was for AAWSAP that was pushed through through Congress, three congressmen, right, an astronaut. It was pushed through. And that's what that $2…”

Corbell claims the U.S. government spends more money every year on Viagra than the $22 million spent on the Pentagon's UFO study program.

“That Ukraine bill, the $40 billion that got put in, everybody's like, oh, the corruption over there. And I was like, we can't throw stones from where we are in…”

Kennedy claims the Ukraine aid bill was $40 billion and implies senators making around $200,000 salary become vastly wealthier through corruption.

“When you're talking about $1.7 trillion for 2022, that's so much money. It comes down to who we are choosing to elect, really.”

Gabbard states the 2022 U.S. defense/military budget was $1.7 trillion.

“He's asking Congress for $24 billion for the war in Ukraine and $0 for Maui.”

Gabbard claims Biden's supplemental funding request to Congress after the Maui fires included $24 billion for Ukraine and zero dollars for Maui.

“At the same time, they launched COVID-19 Community Corps, and this was April 1st, 2021. This was an $11.5 billion slush fund to feed out propaganda and censor …”

Bowden claims the COVID-19 Community Corps launched April 1, 2021 as an $11.5 billion program, the same day Houston Methodist became the first US hospital to mandate COVID shots for employees.

“if you look at say um you know FEMA like the the agency that was paying for illegal aliens to stay at luxury hotels in New York”

Musk claims FEMA (an agency meant to help Americans in natural disasters) was paying for illegal aliens to stay at luxury hotels in New York, including sending $80 million after Trump ordered it stopped.

“But when they did that study where they said that they had no data, like, how are you? What? You can't say whether or not it's doing anything? Well, how'd you …”

Carlson claims California spent $24 billion on homelessness while a state audit found no data on outcomes.

“And then you find out, actually, it's like $250 million for transgender animal studies.”

Rogan claims that USAID spending, once you look past the name, turns out to be about $250 million for transgender animal studies. The dollar figure traces to a real advocacy estimate, but fact-checkers found that spending is not USAID funding.