Elon Musk claimed there are 150-year-olds are getting Social Security benefits — said there's a ‘whole bunch’ of payments with ‘no identifying information.’ Wild rant ...
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, has made repeated claims about ...
What Trump and Musk Want With Social Security
The two maintain that they won’t attack the program, but their repeated claims of rampant fraud serve a strategic purpose.
Judge weighs blocking DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of people
Labor unions who are suing the Trump administration say DOGE’s “nearly unlimited” access violates privacy laws and presents ...
DOGE Backs Off Plan to Scrap Key Social Security Service After Backlash
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) backed off a plan to scrap telephone services for millions of ...
Social Security Administration to curtail some toll-free phone services
Social Security will no longer let people change bank information by phone, alleging the practice is behind direct deposit fraud.
Social Security Administration: Reports of phone service elimination ‘inaccurate’
The Social Security Administration is increasing its protection against fraud by eliminating the risk of fraud associated with changing bank account information by telephone, and requiring people ...
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Elon Musk claims ‘massive' Social Security fraud. How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste?
Musk referred to a report from the Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan auditing arm of Congress that examines federal spending. In 2024, the office estimated there are $233 billion to $521 ...
Chaos around Social Security sparks anxiety about scams
Changes afoot at the Social Security Administration could open the door to scammers trying to prey on the fears of older ...