US EditionFact vs. Fiction: Are Tens of Millions of Dead People Over 100 Years Old Collecting Social Security? - News Facts Network
- Elon Musk and Donald Trump claimed that millions of people over 100 years old are receiving Social Security benefits, but publicly available data disproves this assertion.
- The Social Security Administration reported that only about 90,000 retirees aged 99 or older were receiving benefits, far fewer than the millions suggested.
- A government audit found that only 44,000 out of 18.9 million people born in 1920 or earlier were receiving Social Security payments.
- Reports indicated that the Social Security Administration is addressing data inaccuracies, but Musk and Trump's claims exaggerate the scale of the issue.
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