How large does fraud have to be to get the media’s attention?

How large an amount of fraud is enough to be headline news? $100 million? $1 billion?

What about ~$23 billion in fraudulent budget gimmicks?

Congress is considering a roughly $468 billion spending package that includes fake emergency designations (so the spending doesn't count… https://t.co/61LqdRO98h pic.twitter.com/iq5ZFOtqhY

— David Ditch (@DavidADitch) March 6, 2024