The article referenced is one by a paper in Seattle claiming Elon Musk stole money from a guy. using the SSI system. This had nothing to do with him as as they say it isaknown issue no one has taken the time to fix.

Department of Government Efficiency
@DOGE
This article is maliciously misleading. While the database error is unfortunate, this has zero connection to @DOGE
.

This type of error unfortunately has occurred regularly (~500 times each month) for years. In the same way that dead people are marked as living, the reverse also happens, with Mr. Johnson’s case being one example. As of last week, @DOGE
and @SocialSecurity
are now working together to increase the accuracy of the “Death Master File” and eliminate these errors, the first ever real attempt to do so.

With regards to service centers being understaffed, this is true. @SocialSecurity
has been on a hybrid work-from-home model, which is currently being transitioned to a full work-from-office model.
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emptywheel (check)
@emptywheel
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Mar 15
The richest man in the world, @elonmusk, took over $5,000 out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was saving money, by falsely claiming he was dead.

https://seattletimes.com/seattle-news/p

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