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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, in their hunt for "fraud, waste and abuse" in the federal government, are falsely implying millions of dead Americans are receiving Social Security benefits, experts told ABC News.

It started in the Oval Office last week when Musk -- facing reporters for the first time since the Department of Government Efficiency began its aggressive overhaul of the federal government -- said he found "crazy things" in the Social Security system, including, he said, people who are "150 years old."

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"The billionaire has only built on that claim on social media, including screenshots of data he said shows millions of people marked as "alive" in the Social Security system when they clearly can't be.

"Maybe Twilight is real and there are a lot of vampires collecting Social Security," he wrote in one post.

Then, on Tuesday, Trump repeated many of the same numbers Musk put out as he read from an extensive list at a news conference in Mar-a-Lago."

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"Social Security policy experts and economists told ABC News that they are getting it wrong, contending Musk is misreading the agency's records system.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has multiple databases, including one that gets sent to the Treasury Department each month outlining who is receiving payments.

According to agency statistics, of the 67 million people who receive Social Security benefits, only 0.1% are over the age of 100.

"So, when they're throwing around numbers like tens of millions of dead people are getting Social Security, well there's only 67 million total. What are they talking about? Half the people are actually dead? The numbers are so ridiculous. It's not true," said Kathleen Romig, the director of Social Security and disability policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities."

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Musk lied, people un-died.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-19 06:35 PM | Reply

Musk lied?

Inconceivable!

1Nut will be along shortly to do some damage control.

#2 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-19 06:40 PM | Reply

A band of high school graduate hackers got it wrong?

But their skills in hacking make them our betters!

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-19 06:41 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

implying millions of dead Americans are receiving Social Security benefits, experts told ABC News.

No he didn't, he literally didn't say that.

That fact that you imply he said that is the real issue, and the crux of your malfunction.

#4 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-19 06:49 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

he (Musk) literally didn't say that.

#4 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

He literally gave indication he thought it was true.

Christ, I've you MAGA rats say the same thing.

Like yesterday.

So, did you people make it up or did you get it from somewhere?

Either way, you live up to expectations.

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-19 06:57 PM | Reply

#2

You're psychic, Clowny!

Hilarious, though... literally all major news outlets are carrying this story, but Lil' 1Nut says, "Nu-uh!", so it must not be true.

There's a song about this:

www.youtube.com

#6 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-19 06:57 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#4 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

Jesus, you people are smarmy.

Nice to see that humiliation continues to have some small effect on your souls.

#7 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-19 07:00 PM | Reply

#4 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

If Donald Trump signs an Executive Order declaring himself kind, how will you handle that?

Genuflect?

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-19 07:04 PM | Reply

If Donald Trump signs an Executive Order declaring himself king, how will you handle that?

Genuflect?

Yes, he's headed that direction. Like, today.

#9 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-19 07:05 PM | Reply

You're psychic, Clowny!

What can I say.

He's not too complicated.

#10 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-19 07:08 PM | Reply

'Musk -- facing reporters for the first time since the Department of Government Efficiency began its aggressive overhaul of the federal government -- said he found "crazy things" in the Social Security system, including, he said, people who are "150 years old." '

You people.

I swear.

#11 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-19 07:09 PM | Reply

IAMRUNT lies again.

New Social Security chief contradicts Trump, Musk claims that millions of dead people are getting payouts

chicago.suntimes.com

#12 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-19 07:22 PM | Reply

------- lying ----- need to be ....

#13 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-02-19 10:11 PM | Reply

No he didn't, he literally didn't say that.

That fact that you imply he said that is the real issue, and the crux of your malfunction.

#4 | Posted by oneironaut

This stupid sack of s*&^ can't read between the lines, therefore, he assumes we can't either.

No, idiot, he didn't explicitly say it, but he still said it.

#14 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-20 12:24 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

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