The U.S. Department of Education has reported an end to more than $1 billion in attempted student aid fraud in 2025.
These reforms were needed after the massive waste and fraud resulting from loosened rules during the Biden regime.
“Federal investigators found nearly $90 million in aid had already been fraudulently disbursed, including over $30 million to deceased individuals and more than $40 million to bots posing as students,” according to a report from Campus Reform.
That’s a lot of fraud, but it’s hardly surprising. Under Democrats, fraud and waste are rampant, as we learned in the era of DOGE.
Common sense has returned with the Trump administration.
As Education Secretary Linda McMahon put it, needing ID “to access taxpayer-funded aid is common sense.”
“From day one, the Trump administration has been committed to rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse across the federal government,” she said. “Merry Christmas, taxpayers!”
As President Trump has emphasized many times, his policies are common sense, and we are the party of common sense.
The Department of Education has also launched a website warning about AI scams posing as legitimate colleges that fool prospective students.
These AI fake sites use fake degrees and deepfake content to mislead students.
Now that we have a real president in the White House, “the Department is building a dedicated fraud detection team within Federal Student Aid to expand enforcement.”
This new unit will help protect students from these fake college scams.
While more work is needed, it’s refreshing that common sense is back, and this administration is doing a lot of work to protect students from these scams.
