The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving Social Security payments. Over the past few days, President

The Department of Government Efficiency is taking aim at agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration, as the administration argues in court that Elon Musk is not the administrator of the newly-formed entity despite public comments from Trump to the contrary.

A top social security official has stepped down after a disagreement with DOGE over sensitive data. The White House is trying to downplay Elon Musk's role in the Trump administration. NBC News correspondent Aaron Gilchrist,

The top Social Security official stepped down after refusing to provide Elon Musk's DOGE access to sensitive government records.

The Social Security Administration has come under the scrutiny of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) says it is closing a Social Security Administration office in Michigan as part of ongoing cuts in the federal government. The agency -- headed up by Elon Musk -- posted the cut on the DOGE website this week.

Elon Musk recently stirred debate by suggesting that millions of deceased Americans are still receiving Social Security benefits. However, experts in public policy and economics argue that Musk's claims are based on a misunderstanding of the data.

Billionaire Elon Musk has said there is widespread fraud taking place in the payment of "federal entitlements" like Social Security. Social Security benefits are paid to more than 70 million Americans on a monthly basis, and help form the bedrock of income for many retirees, survivors of deceased claimants and disabled people.

Elon Musk falsely claimed there were tens of millions of people aged 100-159 still receiving Social Security benefits.