Social Security sending out checks to millions of dead people? It’s not just false. It’s absurd
Elon Musk’s easily disprovable misrepresentation of a table of numbers threatens to erode confidence in one of the most reliable programs we have. Social Security has been considered among the most efficient,
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.
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.
Acting Social Security chief opens up on DOGE, claims of dead people receiving benefits
The acting head of the Social Security administration discussed DOGE's access at the agency as well as reports spurred by Elon Musk's comments about centenarians getting benefits.
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,
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.
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
Trump's new Social Security head admits dead Americans 'aren't necessarily' getting checks
In a statement Wednesday, newly named Social Security Acting Commissioner Lee Dudek addressed what he called "recent reporting" about the number of people older than age 100 who could be receiving benefits from Social Security.
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."
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