Opinion: New SSA Report Debunks Elon Musk’s Social Security Fraud Claims
In the ongoing saga of billionaire influence on public policy, Elon Musk’s relentless drumbeat about rampant Social Security fraud has hit a familiar sour note—debunked yet again by fresh data from the Social Security Administration (SSA). As of November 2025, the latest quarterly report reveals improper payments at a mere 0.2% of total benefits, totaling under $2 billion annually across a $1.4 trillion program. This isn’t the “massive fraud” Musk has hyped on X and Fox Business, where he claims …