SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A trio of men who stormed offices at San Francisco City Hall earlier this month claiming they were DOGE employees were apparently YouTube pranksters. The three men barged their way into several City Hall offices on Friday, Feb. 14, demanding access to office computers and wearing clothing that implied they were part of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
The San Francisco Sheriff's Office, which investigated the incident, said the men were "verbally aggressive, insulted staff, and were unable to produce any form of identification." Employees at City Hall refused the men's request and contacted law enforcement.
The three men fled City Hall prior to the sheriff's arrival.
Kennedy Center appearance for Bay Area performing arts group abruptly canceledNow it seems the whole incident may have been nothing more than a YouTube prank.
On Monday, YouTube prankster Danny Mullen, whose channel boasts more than 844,000 subscribers, posted a video on his page titled, "Fake DOGE Raids in San Francisco (Liberal Meltdown)."
In the video, Mullen is seen wearing a "Dogecoin" t-shirt and attempting to order a City Hall employee to let him put a thumb drive into a computer. The video then cuts to scenes of Mullen and one of his associates outside City Hall talking about Musk's DOGE organization and their controversial team of young tech staffers to target what they see as wasteful spending in government.
In the video, Mullen and another person also dressed in outrageous "DOGE" apparel are seen accosting workers in the building.
"What are you working on today?" Mullen, in character, demands to know from one City Hall employee. "Sending tampons to dolphins in Timbuktu?"
The clips of Mullen and his group in City Hall are intercut with clips of Trump administration officials, including Musk, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, and President Donald Trump himself.
City Hall staffers in the video seemed largely nonplussed by the demands of the fake DOGE workers.
"Ya'll mind just getting out?" when worker can be heard telling them. "Is this seriously what you all do?"
"I don't know what you guys are doing here?" says another worker.
Later in the video, Mullen and his associate are seen reacting to media coverage of the stunt.
When the incident initially occurred, the San Francisco Sheriff's Office told KRON4 they "did not believe the individuals requesting access to City files were representatives of DOGE."
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