... Elon Musk left the fate of your Social Security payments in the hands of a 21-year-old DOGE tech bro ...

Why does that not give me confidence?

... The drama offers a case study in how Elon Musk's team sought to run a critical government agency through misinformation and social media blasts ...

Yeah, disinformation via social media seems to be the new source of news lately.

From the cited article ...

... Elon Musk stood before a giant American flag at a Wisconsin political rally in March and rolled out an eye-popping allegation of rampant fraud at the Social Security Administration. Scammers, he said, were making 40 percent of all calls to the agency's customer service line.

Social Security employees knew the billionaire's claim had no basis in fact. After journalists followed up, staff members began drafting a response correcting the record.

That's when Leland Dudek " plucked from a midlevel job only six weeks earlier to run Social Security because of his willingness to cooperate with Mr. Musk's Department of Government Efficiency -- got an angry call from the White House, according to several people familiar with the exchange.

"The number is 40 percent," insisted Katie Miller, a top administration aide who was working closely with Mr. Musk, according to one of the people familiar with the April 1 call. President Trump believed Mr. Musk, she said. "Do not contradict the president." ...

@#3 ... "The number is 40 percent," insisted Katie Miller, a top administration aide who was working closely with Mr. Musk, according to one of the people familiar with the April 1 call. President Trump believed Mr. Musk, she said. "Do not contradict the president." ... ...

"Do not contradict the president."

Wow, that is not good.