Are Dead People Getting Social Security Like Trump and Musk Claim?

Are Dead People Getting Social Security Like Trump and Musk Claim?

Key Points Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency has set its sights on Social Security. Initial audits led Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk to believe that millions of deceased Americans are getting benefits. A closer look reveals that’s not true, though there is work to be done to prevent Social Security overpayments. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset’s free tool can match you with a financial advisor in minutes to help …

Millions of "dead" Social Security recipients actually caused by a COBOL coding quirk

The rumors began when Elon Musk claimed that a significant number of Americans over the age of 100 were inappropriately receiving benefits. Musk and other DOGE representatives said they had uncovered "unusual occurrences" during their preliminary review of Social Security. Musk went so far as to assert that individuals as...Read Entire Article

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…

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.

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…

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