Joe Rogan Experience #2542 - Steve Hilton · Aired Aug 19, 2026
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The California state auditor released a report finding that $24 billion intended for homelessness initiatives was missing.
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What the evidence shows
The audit is real but it did not say the money went missing. The State Auditor found California spent about $24 billion over five years and then failed to collect the data needed to show whether any of it worked. That is a tracking failure, not a report of funds disappearing.
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Is it true that the California state auditor released a report finding that $24 billion intended for homelessness initiatives was missing?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. The audit is real but it did not say the money went missing. The State Auditor found California spent about $24 billion over five years and then failed to collect the data needed to show whether any of it worked. Steve Hilton said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2542 - Steve Hilton, aired Aug 19, 2026, at 1:17:05. The supporting source is calmatters.org, linked below.
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