Millions of Dead People on Social Security? The Agency’s Own Data Says Otherwise.
The database includes millions of Americans who are probably dead but who have no death records. But they generally don’t collect checks, as Musk and Trump suggest.
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.
Are People Over 100 Receiving Social Security Benefits? What We Know
A 2023 audit of Social Security revealed that 18.9 million people in the Social Security database were listed as 100 years or older. This is compared to Census Bureau data, which found only 86,000 people in the U.S. were living past the age of 100.
Elon Musk cries ‘fraud’ on 20 million in Social Security database over age 100 — why audits show few have taken benefits
Tesla and X CEO-turned-special government employee Elon Musk claimed to uncover “the biggest fraud in history” when he stumbled across more than 20 million people listed in the Social Security database as over the age of 100 years old.
Truth Be Told: Millions of dead people aren't getting Social Security benefits, but...
Trump and Musk say the Social Security Administration fraudulently pays millions of people listed as 100 years or older who've been dead for years — but this claim isn't true.
Factchecking Elon Musk’s Claim That Millions of Dead People Receive Social Security Checks
It is true that improper payments have been made—including some to dead people—but the claims thrown out by Elon Musk and Donald Trump are overstated.
New Social Security Chief Contradicts Claims That Millions of Dead People Are Getting Payouts
The new head of the Social Security Administration says deceased centenarians are “not necessarily receiving benefits."
Tens of millions of dead people aren't getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claims
The Trump administration is falsely claiming tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving improper Social Security payments.
Musk's claims of Social Security payouts to dead people lack evidence
Elon Musk suggested Social Security data shows millions of improbably and impossibly old people collecting benefits, amounting to massive fraud in the retirement program. But the billionaire's claims about payments to dead people lack evidence -- and experts say his figures appear to count past-issued Social Security cards,
Trump administration throws out protections from deportation for roughly half a million Haitians
The Trump administration is throwing out protections that shielded roughly half a million Haitians from deportation, meaning ...
With 1.4 million undocumented people, Southern California will change as deportations ramp up
Approximately 1 in 9 people without full legal authority to live in the U.S. are in LA, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino ...
Study: 20 Million People Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Under House Bill
In health news, a new study is projecting as many as 20 million people could lose Medicaid coverage under a Republican ...
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