Elon Musk has alleged that millions of 150-year-olds are fraudulently receiving Social Security payments. His claim is based on Social Security Administration database inconsistencies, where outdated COBOL-based systems list extreme ages due to placeholder values. The SSA’s inspector general previously identified $8 billion in improper payments in 2023, but experts argue that these errors do not equate to widespread fraud
Billionaire entrepreneur and United States special government employee Elon Musk has once again turned heads with claims that his Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) has uncovered massive fraud within the US Social Security Administration (SSA).
Musk alleges that millions of payments are being made to individuals over 150 years old, calling it “the biggest fraud in history.” However, experts and existing government audits suggest that the reality is far more nuanced.
Musk first made these claims during an Oval Office press conference, stating a “cursory examination of Social Security” revealed “crazy things.”