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.
Are 150-year-old Americans receiving Social Security checks, as Elon Musk said?
The explanation for apparent 150-year-olds receiving checks could relate to arcane coding practices, experts said
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 companies rake in billions from taxpayers as DOGE disbands agencies
Elon Musk's companies have raked in billions of dollars in funds from the U.S. government despite the SpaceX boss pledging to take action to "curb the deficit" as head of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Musk Battles Top Trump Officials Over His DOGE Demands
Elon Musk is doubling down on his demand that federal workers show their worth as he faces pushback from President Donald Trump’s Cabinet and other top officials—and a newly amended lawsuit. Musk threatened U.
Musk Reveals He’s Been Sleeping At DOGE Headquarters
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has claimed to be sleeping at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) headquarters, located in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Musk’s move has sparked controversy amid lawsuits alleging the branch is operating as a federal advisory committee.
Elon Musk Issues Update on Social Security: 'Increasingly Optimistic'
Elon Musk has said that Social Security benefits could increase as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues ...
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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 ...
Federal workers sue over Elon Musk’s threat to fire them if they don’t explain their accomplishments
Attorneys for federal workers say in a lawsuit Elon Musk violated law with his weekend demand that employees explain their ...
'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.
Trump, Musk Exaggerate Scale of Improper Social Security Payments to the Dead
President Donald Trump incorrectly interpreted data shared by Elon Musk when he misleadingly claimed on Feb. 18 that ...
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 ...
Worker removed for aiding DOGE Is made Social Security boss within days
Leland Dudek’s weekend started with a phone call removing him from his job at the Social Security Administration after giving ...