Elon Musk Issues Update on Social Security

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.
'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.
Could Social Security Records Be Erased? What Musk's DOGE Access Means
DOGE gaining entry to the Social Security database has raised fears the unofficial agency could alter records and cause delays for recipients.
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 and his DOGE operation eye the Social Security Administration
As DOGE arrives at the SSA and Elon Musk makes dubious claims about Social Security checks, the political risks are great.
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.
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.
Lawmakers warn DOGE to ‘keep your hands off our Social Security’ amid Elon Musk-led budget cuts — should millions of retired Americans be concerned?
Musk said he found serious fraud, but Social Security's Acting Commissioner Lee Dudek has put the issue to rest.
Elon Musk takes familiar fraud, waste claims to Joe Rogan with DOGE discussion
In one of his first in-depth interviews since joining the U.S. government, Elon Musk pushed a variety of claims about waste ...
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DOGE: Are millions over age 110 getting Social Security checks? 6 things to know about the claim
Leavitt said on Fox News that Trump directed Elon Musk and the DOGE Team to identify fraud at the Social Security Administration. "They suspect tens of millions of deceased people are ...
DOGE fires Birmingham Social Security office workers: Sewell slams Elon Musk’s ‘reckless power trip’
Workers at the Social Security Administration’s office in Birmingham were “unjustly terminated” by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell said Tuesday, as the ...
Elon Musk overhauled the Obama-era Digital Services agency and turned it into DOGE. Ex- employees say it betrays the original mission
The U.S. Digital Service was created in 2014 to bring digital best practices to the federal government. In its new ...
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 ...
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 ...