This Must be #FakeNews

The federal government just awarded Equifax a multi-million dollar, no-bid contract to verify taxpayer identities and prevent fraud.

Yes, that Equifax.

From Above the Law:

I was initially under the impression that my staff was sharing a copy of The Onion, until I realized this story was, in fact, true.

— Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), in a letter to the IRS, after learning last week the agency awarded the beleaguered Equifax a government contract worth $7.25 million under a no-bid contract. Under the terms of the agreement, Equifax will be tasked with verifying taxpayer identities and preventing fraud.