What is Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and what has it actually done so far?
In an effort to slash government spending, President Trump has asked the world’s richest man, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, to lead his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In turn, Musk and his team have spent the first few weeks of Trump’s second term waging a largely unchecked war on the federal bureaucracy — an onslaught that was finally challenged Thursday when a dozen states announced they would sue to block DOGE's access to government payment systems containing Americans' personal data.
Elon Musk claims there are 150-year-olds on Social Security
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk incorrectly claims there are 150-year-olds on Social Security. Fox - 5 DC Fox - 5 DC
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.
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.
Elon Musk’s Risky Attack On Social Security
Musk and Donald Trump made false claims about fraud at the Social Security Administration, whose leader stepped down under pressure.
Should you be worried about Elon Musk’s DOGE accessing your Social Security information?
Attempts by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to seek access to the Social Security Administration’s database have sparked concern that it could compromise people’s private financial and medical information and could lead to a disruption in benefits.
Elon Musk Responds to Social Security Concerns
Elon Musk has hit back at criticisms of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) accessing Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Musk, selected by President Donald Trump to head the nonofficial DOGE,
Is Elon Musk's government efficiency drive legal?
Elon Musk is testing the limits of legal and ethical restrictions on the role of special advisers in U.S. presidential ...
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Letter: Improving government efficiency is not a new concept. Nor a partisan one. But it must be judicious.
Improving government efficiency is not a new concept ... never achieved its potential and is currently struggling to define its place in today’s communications, package delivery and advertising ...