Elon Musk Issues Update on Social Security

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 its investigations into the Social Security Administration (SSA).
Was Elon Musk wrong about the millions of people who receive Social Security benefits?
Elon Musk recently stirred debate by suggesting that millions of deceased Americans are still receiving Social Security benefits. However, experts in public policy and economics argue that Musk's claims are based on a misunderstanding of the data.
'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.
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.
Elon Musk’s DOGE announces closure of Social Security office in Michigan
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) says it is closing a Social Security Administration office in Michigan as part of ongoing cuts in the federal government. The agency -- headed up by Elon Musk -- posted the cut on the DOGE website this week.
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."
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's Social Security Warning: A Political Battle Over Billions In Alleged Fraud
Elon Musk has reignited a national debate over Social Security fraud, claiming that billions of dollars are being lost annually to fraudulent payments. His comments, coupled with his role in the Trump administration's cost-cutting team,
Social Security advocates are ringing alarm bells about Elon Musk and DOGE
As billionaire Trump advisor Elon Musk continues to fire staff, cancel contracts, and eliminate office leases across the federal government, retirees, Social Security advocates, and Democratic politicians are fretting about what could happen to the agency that delivers cash benefits to some 73 million Americans each month—one charged with paying out $1.
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Elon Musk is coming for your Social Security
The only efficiency Elon Musk cares about is how efficiently he can take your money to line his own pockets. Despite ...
Elon Musk shines spotlight on ‘a lot of vampires collecting Social Security’: ‘Twilight is real’
In a post on X, Musk shared a screenshot of a data sheet showing people from age 0 to 369 years old collecting Social ...
Birmingham Social Security DOGE cuts ‘devastating,’ Alabama lawmakers say: ‘Brace for impact’
But Sen. Linda-Coleman Madison, D-Birmingham, said the negative impact of these cuts goes far beyond Social Security office ...
Key takeaways from Trump's 1st Cabinet meeting -- with Elon Musk
President Donald Trump held the first Cabinet meeting of his second term on Wednesday and in the room, and at times taking ...
Elon Musk gearing up for WAR with Ashley St. Clair over child support
Ashley St Clair has asked a judge to send Elon Musk legal documents via email - the MAGA influencer St Clair says she has had ...
Social Security Admin Tells Employees Musk Email Is Voluntary: Report
Musk warned federal employees over the weekend that non-responses to the email would "be taken as a resignation." ...
Anxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients as DOGE Troops Settle In
Social Security will not be touched,” Trump answered, echoing a promise he has been making for years. Despite his eagerness ...
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Federal Tech Workers Are Rebelling Against Elon Musk
Twenty-one technologists at the U.S. Digital Service—now rebranded the U.S. DOGE Service—resigned rather than aid in Musk’s ...