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Musk: Millions of dead people are getting Social Security

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving Social Security payments — a “HUGE problem,” Musk wrote, as his Department of Government Efficiency digs into federal agencies…

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Musk: Millions of dead people are getting Social Security

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving Social Security payments — a “HUGE problem,” Musk wrote, as his Department of Government Efficiency digs into federal agencies…

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Musk misreads Social Security data, millions of dead people not getting benefits, experts say

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are falsely implying that millions of dead Americans are receiving Social Security benefits, experts told ABC News.

·United States
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DOGE and Dead People

Recently, Elon Musk has made claims while standing with President Trump in the Oval Office that his DOGE associates found that Social Security Administration (SSA) databases contain records of millions of superannuated people, in particular 150 year-olds, not recorded as dead.  And he claimed that this finding warrants deep concern that there is rampant retirement benefits fraud at SSA.  While the first claim is true, the second is not.  Accordi…

·Washington, United States
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Millions of dead people aren't getting Social Security checks, despite Trump/Musk claims

The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving Social Security payments.Over the past few da

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Hindustan TimesHindustan Times

Musk, DOGE to investigate ‘tens of millions of deceased people’ getting Social Security payments, Karoline Leavitt says

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said Donald Trump has directed Elon Musk and the DOGE team to identify fraud at the Social Security Administration.

·New Delhi, India
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Hindustan Times broke the news in New Delhi, India on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
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