The defense secretary posted an undated IRS notice on social media. He offered no evidence that it was politically motivated.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday accused the Biden administration of orchestrating a last-minute audit of him and his wife by the IRS before last month’s transition of power. Hegseth posted a picture to the social media platform X of what he said was a letter from the IRS alerting him to the audit.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth posted a photo of what appeared to show the IRS telling him that he and his wife, Jennifer Rauchet, owed the IRS more than $33,500.

Taxpayers are being tricked into sharing personal information via fraudulent messages that look official, but are not.

"Smishing" is a scam method that uses text messages to trick people into giving away sensitive information that could lead to losing money or having their identity stolen. Smishin

The IRS is issuing $1,400 tax rebate checks to eligible taxpayers, but scammers are sending fake texts pretending to be the IRS.