{
  "id": 19805830,
  "title": "The federal government wants you to use its chatbot to report fraud",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/the-federal-government-wants-you-to-use-its-chatbot-to-report-fraud",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-13T11:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91641082/the-federal-government-wants-you-to-use-its-chatbot-to-report-fraud"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The federal government has introduced a new feature on its official chatbot, America.gov, to enable users to report government fraud, including Medicaid, Medicare, unemployment, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud, or voter fraud. According to the source, the addition of the \"Report government fraud\" button was made recently, allowing users to submit reports securely, with the option of providing contact information for potential cash rewards. This move comes as part of the Trump administration's intensified focus on fraud, following the launch of fraud.gov in August, which purported to showcase hundreds of billions of dollars in fraud uncovered during his second term. President Trump has directed Vice President JD Vance to focus on crime and corruption in areas controlled by Democrats. The administration aims to target high-volume, low-dollar cases in states that didn't vote for him or his party. Critics, however, argue that the administration's approach to fraud-fighting may result in quick, easy wins, which could be used to build a narrative of poorly-run Democrat-led states and showcase successes to the public.",
  "summary": "The Trump administration has added a new fraud-reporting tool to the federal government’s official chatbot. America.gov launched in September as a centralized online hub for official government information. Created by the National Design Studio , it’s meant to streamline communication for the AI age. The site’s home page has a prompt box that answers questions based on a model trained on…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}