Fact check: This post was posted by @nypost on Threads.
Verdict: mostly true — Trust Score 79/100
The Threads post by @nypost is authentic and accurately reports on a Trump administration crackdown that uncovered $6.5 billion in healthcare fraud. The claims regarding taxpayer money being wasted on diamonds, Ferraris, and a boat named 'Butt Nekkid' are confirmed by 3 sources by multiple news outlets covering the recent Justice Department announcement.

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- https://www.threads.com/@nypost/post/DZ8sXAqmgVy?xmt=AQG0XVEDnhL9Sg5BNSQC0DBgZpYIDloGuH-uD4sW8W-LVtuKpqK05tTlENH95HoapW13LQU&slof=1
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- June 24, 2026
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- ZqEOpxQGQo9TMXhOxbAHnw
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Platform: THREADS Author: @nypost --- Caption/Description --- Trump crackdown uncovers $6.5B in fraud - and your taxes were wasted on diamonds, Ferraris and a boat named 'Butt Nekkid' https://trib.al/xJ0zoMO --- On-Screen Text (OCR) --- NFL clinic es Live Going on Marizel Yukoe FNP Clinical Provider $96M $906M $3.75B ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: THREADS Author: @nypost --- Caption/Description --- Trump crackdown uncovers $6.5B in fraud - and your taxes were wasted on diamonds, Ferraris and a boat named 'Butt Nekkid' https://trib.al/xJ0zoMO --- Visible Text/Media --- On-screen text shows 'NFL clinic', 'Marizel Yukoe FNP Clinical Provider', and dollar amounts '$96M', '$906M', '$3.75B'. --- Claims to Verify --- 1. A Trump crackdown uncovered $6.5 billion in fraud. 2. Taxpayer money was wasted on diamonds. 3. Taxpayer money was wasted on Ferraris. 4. Taxpayer money was wasted on a boat named 'Butt Nekkid'. --- Verification Focus --- Trump crackdown $6.5B fraud investigation Trump administration fraud recovery statistics AP Reuters waste of tax money diamonds Ferraris Butt Nekkid fact check Snopes PolitiFact NY Post Trump fraud claims verification federal fraud investigations Trump administration
Claims analyzed (5)
- verified: This post was posted by @nypost on Threads.
The provided source URL for the Threads post is from @nypost, and search results confirm the New York Post published an article with this exact content on June 22-24, 2026. - verified: A Trump crackdown uncovered $6.5 billion in fraud.
Multiple news sources from June 24, 2026, confirm that the Justice Department, as part of the Trump administration's efforts, charged 455 people in healthcare fraud schemes totaling over $6.5 billion. - verified: Taxpayer money was wasted on diamonds.
The Washington Times article states that authorities seized an '$865,000 necklace' (diamonds) purchased with fraud proceeds. Another source mentions 'luxury cars, diamonds and a 44-foot Italian yacht named Butt Nekkid'. - verified: Taxpayer money was wasted on Ferraris.
The Washington Times and AllSides articles explicitly state that a 'half-million-dollar Ferrari' was among the luxury items seized as proceeds from the fraud. - mostly true: Taxpayer money was wasted on a boat named 'Butt Nekkid'.
A news snippet from the Chicago Tribune, referenced in a June 24, 2026, article, explicitly mentions charges against a clinic owner whose fraud scheme funded 'a 44-foot Italian yacht named Butt Nekkid'.
Sources consulted (13)
- Trump's fraud crackdown is an easy win - UnHerd — UnHerd
- 455 charged in health care fraud crackdown; schemes totaled over $6.5 billion — FOX 13 Tampa Bay
- Dozens in Florida among hundreds charged in a DOJ crackdown on healthcare fraud — WUSF Public Media
- New York Post — New York Post
- New York Post Bias and Reliability - Ad Fontes Media — Ad Fontes Media
- New York Post Media Bias - AllSides — AllSides
- Will Ozempic get banned from the Olympics and World Cup? — New York Post
- allsides.com — allsides.com
- washingtontimes.com — washingtontimes.com
- DDL: Investor allocations to U.S. Treasuries hit all-time lows - The Blind Spot — The Blind Spot
- Does the New York Post have a political bias? - Quora — Quora
- New York Post Media Bias Fact Check: Is the Truth in Their Coverage - Imba Missouri Insights — Imba Missouri Insights
- pressreader.com — pressreader.com
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