It is true that improper payments have been made—including some to dead people—but the claims thrown out by Elon Musk and Donald Trump are overstated.
A closer look reveals that’s not true, though there is work to be done to prevent Social Security overpayments. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset’s free tool can match you with a financial advisor in minutes to help you answer that today.
In a post on X, Musk shared a screenshot of a data sheet showing people from age 0 to 369 years old collecting Social Security benefits.
The billionaire's claims about millions of dead people on Social Security are dead wrong. The real problem is a shrinking workforce paying into the system.