New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- Real cheques or reality check? That is the question. When avid DOGE supporter James Fishback proposed divvying up so-called "DOGE Dividends" to common Americans and tagged Elon Musk on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), it generated much buzz online.

Elon Musk too responded with an equally buzz-worthy: "Will check with the President" on X, escalating speculation over the possibility of 79 million Americans getting cheques worth $5,000 from DOGE's claimed $55 billion savings for the federal government.

The real picture however hangs in the air.

The 'DOGE Divident' idea was proposed on X by Fishback, who is CEO of investment firm Azoria, and reportedly an outside adviser to DOGE. In a lengthy post on the si...