Social Security · 2025-03-04
Millions of dead Americans were receiving Social Security checks
Misleading
Millions of dead Americans were receiving Social Security checks.
What the evidence shows
Old records without death dates do not establish that the individuals were receiving payments; improper payments to deceased people were much smaller.
What happened next
Assessment describes the statement in its original dated context; later developments are not automatically incorporated.
Assessment notes
Claim wording is an editorial paraphrase, NOT a verbatim quotation. The linked contemporaneous fact-check documents the original statement and evaluates the evidence available at that time.