Musk’s DOGE deletes names of 3.2 million individuals aged 120+ from Social Security records

The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has removed the names of 3.2 million individuals from the Social Security database. Surprisingly, all of them were listed as 120 years or older. The agency has now officially marked them as deceased.
"For the past two weeks Social Security has been conducting a major cleanup of its records. Approximately 3.2 million number holders, all listed as age 120+, have now been marked as deceased. More work remains to be done," the agency stated in a post on X.

Musk shared the post, commenting, "Cleaning up the dead people database."

Musk had previously raised concerns about the accuracy of Social Security Administration (SSA) data. He gained widespread attention—and some criticism—when he claimed in February that millions of deceased individuals were still receiving Social Security benefits.