A July 2023 audit by SS's inspector general found 98% of those 100 or older in database aren't receiving any benefits [View all]

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According to a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Musk said Social Security's database has shown more than 16 million people over the age of 110 are collecting Social Security.

The numbers are even higher if you add the 4.73 million between the ages of 110 and 109 who are receiving Social Security payments, Musk posted.

The total number of those receiving payments Musk posted on X also add up to more Social Security beneficiaries than the agency provides during its monthly report, Gilbert said.

A July 2023 audit by Social Security's inspector general found 98 percent of those ages 100 or older in the Social Security databases are not receiving any benefits. Updating the database would cost too much money, the report said.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/18/social-security-fraud-elon-musk-doge-investigation-defraud/79069731007/


A 2023 audit of Social Security revealed that 18.9 million people in the Social Security database were listed as 100 years or older. This is compared to Census Bureau data, which found only 86,000 people in the U.S. were living past the age of 100.

However, the vast majority of those listed in the database were not still receiving monthly checks, with 18.4 million who had not earned benefits for 50 years and likely deemed dead. Only 44,000 were still earning checks, with just 13 of those listed as age 112 or older.

Michael Ryan, a finance expert and the founder of MichaelRyanMoney.com, told Newsweek: "Only about 44,000 of these were actually linked to payments. We're talking about database quirks here, not grand theft."

Kevin Thompson, a finance expert and the founder and CEO 0f 9i Capital Group, told Newsweek: "Are there people collecting social security over 100 years of age, the answer is incontrovertibly yes. But not at all to the extent Musk implies. This is what happens when people wade into topics they don't fully understand. He's confusing the fact that thousands of Social Security numbers exist for people over 100 with them actually collecting benefits. Two very different things."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/science/sociology/are-people-over-100-receiving-social-security-benefits-what-we-know/ar-AA1ziOlW