The San Francisco Sheriff's Office on Tuesday confirmed that the three men claiming to work for the Department of Government Efficiency who demanded information from officials at City Hall earlier in February were perpetrating a YouTube prank.

The three men, who wore DOGE shirts and MAGA hats, demanded digital records related to "alleged wasteful government spending and fraud," officials said.

A peculiar incident last week in which three men stormed offices at San Francisco City Hall while claiming to work for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

The DOGE impersonators who asked for sensitive documents from City Hall and San Francisco Unified School District staff last week were conservative YouTube pranksters hoping to incite a “liberal meltdown.