Elon Musk Issues Update on Social Security

'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 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). Social Security benefits are paid monthly,
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.
Social Security's top official resigns after clash with Elon Musk's DOGE
The top Social Security official stepped down after refusing to provide Elon Musk's DOGE access to sensitive government records.
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 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.
As DOGE Attacks Social Security, New Report Shows Elon Is One of the Government’s Biggest Beneficiaries
As his government "efficiency" initiative destabilizes Americans' federal benefits, Musk is benefiting mightily from the government.
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.
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.
DOGE should cut the cord on Elon Musk, the supreme 'welfare queen' | Opinion
Before slashing Social Security staff in half, Elon Musk might look at the guy who's gotten $38 billion from the government.
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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 ... The hardworking civil servants at the ...
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 ...
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Elon Musk Is Already Using His New Power to Make Himself Even Richer
Elon Musk’s net worth dropped by $22.2 billion on Tuesday, suggesting that the markets don’t have nearly as much confidence ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Trump, Musk Exaggerate Scale of Improper Social Security Payments to the Dead
President Donald Trump incorrectly interpreted data shared by Elon Musk when he falsely claimed on Feb. 18 that “millions and ...