President Barack Obama pledged the stimulus plan would create or save 3 million jobs.
Is it possible that we have been fed sunshine and blue sky?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The data collection and reporting from those who received money from the $787 billion U.S. stimulus plan is riddled with errors and inaccuracies, according to a federal audit of the report released on Thursday.
Since the report on where stimulus funding went and how many jobs it created or saved was posted at www.recovery.gov on October 30, news organizations have uncovered faulty data entry and misunderstandings that have raised suspicion about the quality of the numbers.
The Government Accountability Office had warned there would likely be mistakes in the mammoth undertaking. Its audit found that, despite training from federal agencies, many recipients were confused about how to count jobs.
"Implausible amounts" of money were reported, or there were discrepancies between amounts awarded and received, the audit found.
Errors and inaccuracies in stimulus report: GAOt