Elon Musk, Social Security

Elon Musk Issues Major Social Security Warning
Billionaire Elon Musk has said there is widespread fraud taking place in the payment of "federal entitlements" like Social Security. Social Security benefits are paid to more than 70 million Americans on a monthly basis, and help form the bedrock of income for many retirees, survivors of deceased claimants and disabled people.
Musk’s DOGE descends on Social Security Administration
Elon Musk’s team has descended on an already understaffed Social Security Administration, which now faces further workforce cuts and closures of vital local offices.
Elon Musk’s claims of Social Security fraud don’t hold up. Here’s why.
Coding quirks and old technology undermine his claim that millions of Americans older than 100 are getting checks, experts say.
Elon Musk Responds to Social Security Concerns
Musk first made the claims that benefits are being claimed by people who appear to have died long ago while speaking from the Oval Office with President Trump last week. He said that DOGE has performed a "cursory examination of Social Security, and we got people in there that are 150 years old."
Elon Musk says millions in Social Security database are between ages of 100 and 159
Elon Musk indicated that a Social Security database lists millions of centenarians "with the death field set to FALSE."
Elon Musk is hunting for Social Security fraud. It's not very common.
The Trump administration claimed the Social Security Administration gives payments to dead people. SSA audits revealed it happens less than suspected.
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.
Elon Musk’s Security Team Deputized By U.S. Marshals—Here’s What That Means
Musk said in a Thursday public appearance his security detail should potentially be bigger and that he was “open to ideas” on improving his security.
Musk's Private Security Detail Has Been Deputized
The US Marshals Service has deputized members of Elon Musk's security detail—an unusual move that affords the private force some of the rights that usually apply only to federal law enforcement agents.
New Social Security chief was being investigated when Musk team tapped him
Data analyst Leland Dudek was suspected of sharing unauthorized access to information with the U.S. DOGE Service. Now he’s the acting Social Security commissioner.
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Elon Musk’s chart doesn’t prove millions of centenarians fraudulently get Social Security benefits
Ronald Gunia, a retired longtime director in the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General who worked on the 2015 and 2023 reports, said that incomplete data can increase chances for ...
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 ...
'Vampires' in Social Security data? Here's what to know after Elon Musk claims SSA fraud
Elon Musk falsely claimed there were tens of millions of people aged 100-159 still receiving Social Security benefits.
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Elon Musk’s Race to Become the World’s First Trillionaire Runs Through Your Social Security and Medicare
The post 2008 financial shock, by necessity, required governments create massive piles of cash to sustain the economy, ...
Federal workers confront mass confusion as Musk's deadline to list accomplishments looms
WASHINGTON — Confusion and chaos loom as hundreds of thousands of federal employees begin their workweek on Monday facing a ...
Donald Trump Riffs on Social Security—'It's All a Scam'
President Donald Trump criticized Social Security during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on ...
Anxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients as DOGE Troops Settle In
Elon Musk’s team has descended on an already understaffed Social Security Administration, which now faces further workforce ...
How a mid-level staffer rose to oversee the Social Security Administration within days
Leland Dudek, a mid-level career employee at the Social Security Administration, posted on LinkedIn that he was placed on ...