Are Social Security records full of people marked alive past age 120?

Q644 answers2025
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A check of the Social Security database of living Americans eligible for Social Security showed over 400 million people, including one marked 360 years old, which he called a red flag.

From his 2025-02 answer in FULL INTERVIEW: Elon Musk CPAC 2025 Day One - 2/20/25. Summary is ours; see the quotes below.

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🎙 Interview · 2025-02 · FULL INTERVIEW: Elon Musk CPAC 2025 Day One - 2/20/25 · asked by CPAC host · watch at 19:09 · transcript ·
A check of the Social Security database of living Americans eligible for Social Security showed over 400 million people, including one marked 360 years old, which he called a red flag.
"according to the database it's over 400 million"
𝕏 post · 2025-02-09 · @elonmusk on X · open post ·
Says the Social Security database is not de-duplicated, so the same SSN can appear many times, which he says enables massive fraud.
"Just learned that the social security database is not de-duplicated, meaning you can have the same SSN many times over, which further enables MASSIVE FRAUD!!"
𝕏 post · 2025-02-17 · @elonmusk on X · open post ·
Says tens of millions of people are marked alive in Social Security when they are definitely dead.
"Having tens of millions of people marked in Social Security as “ALIVE” when they are definitely dead is a HUGE problem."
𝕏 post · 2025-02-17 · @elonmusk on X · asked by @CavemanDiary · open post ·
Says the GAO pointed out years ago that millions of dead people were tagged as alive, but nothing was done.
"the @USGAO pointed out years ago that millions of dead people were tagged as alive by Social Security, but nothing was done!"

Last updated: 2025-02-17 (newest answer).

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