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."
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 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 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'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 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.

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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 ...
The Obvious Inefficiency of Elon Musk’s New Order
DOGE is wasting time and money on what makes sense only as a troll or a publicity stunt.
Elon Musk's X supported far-right German party celebrating historic election gains
Elon Musk endorsed AfD, an anti-immigration party that just won the most support of any far-right party since World War II.
Saying no to Elon Musk? FBI, Pentagon refuse to comply with Musk’s latest employee demand
The pushback from appointees of President Donald Trump marked a new level of chaos and confusion within the beleaguered ...
Trump’s Medicaid flip-flop should worry any American on Social Security
The president and his allies are already laying the groundwork to renege on promises not to cut Medicare or Social Security.
Defense Dept. publicly tells staff to ignore Elon Musk's 'what did you do last week' email
The Department of Defense is among several U.S. federal agencies pushing back against the email, which was sent out Saturday.