Twilight or Taxpayer Scam? Social Security Records Show the ‘Undead’ Collecting Benefits—And That’s Not Even the Worst Part! (Screenshot)
In a revelation that has stunned the nation and fueled calls for reform, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has uncovered a jaw-dropping irregularity in the U.S. Social Security database, exposing what appears to be millions of “immortal” beneficiaries collecting benefits. Late Sunday night, Musk shared a post on X that has since gone viral, highlighting a table of ages from the Social Security Administration (SSA) database where the “death” field is marked FALSE, suggesting over 25 million Americans aged 100 and older are still receiving payments—including some listed as older than the U.S. Constitution itself.
“According to the Social Security database, these are the numbers of people in each age bucket with the death field set to FALSE! Maybe Twilight is real and there are a lot of vampires collecting Social Security 🤣🤣,” Musk quipped, alongside a screenshot of the data. The table shows staggering numbers: 4.7 million people aged 100-109, 3.6 million aged 110-119, and even individuals listed in age brackets up to 360-369, with one beneficiary in that range. The total number of Social Security numbers in the database—394,943,364—far exceeds the U.S. population of approximately 334 million, raising serious questions about fraud and system integrity.
This discovery aligns with longstanding conservative concerns about waste, fraud, and abuse in federal entitlement programs, particularly Social Security. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates there are only about 101,000 centenarians (aged 100 and older) in the U.S. as of 2024, with supercentenarians (aged 110+) numbering just 136, according to the Gerontology Research Group. The oldest living American, Naomi Whitehead, is 114, and the longest-lived American in history, Sarah Knauss, died at 119 in 1999. These figures make the SSA’s data on millions of centenarians and supercentenarians not just implausible but impossible, pointing to a massive discrepancy.
Critics, however, caution that these anomalies might not all be fraud but could stem from outdated technology. Posts on X suggest that the SSA’s use of COBOL, an old programming language, might default missing birthdates to 1875, creating apparent “150-year-olds” in the system. Yet, even if some errors are technical, the sheer scale of the irregularity—millions of records far exceeding realistic population numbers—demands a thorough investigation. Musk himself emphasized on X that “the goal of auditing the Social Security Administration is to stop the extreme levels of fraud taking place, so that it remains solvent and protects the social security checks of honest Americans!”
This revelation comes at a critical time in President Trump’s second term, where cutting government waste and ensuring fiscal responsibility are top priorities. DOGE, under Musk’s leadership, has been tasked with streamlining federal operations, and this discovery underscores the urgent need for reform. The Trump administration has consistently championed protecting American taxpayers from fraudulent schemes, and this latest finding could be the smoking gun conservatives have long sought to justify a comprehensive overhaul of entitlement programs.
The implications are staggering. If even a fraction of these “immortal” beneficiaries represent fraudulent claims, the financial drain on Social Security could be in the billions annually. Musk has previously claimed on X that fraud in federal entitlements “exceeds the combined sum of every private scam you’ve ever heard by FAR.” This aligns with concerns raised by lawmakers like Senator John Kennedy, who noted similar discrepancies in the past, suggesting millions of records for individuals over 112 years old.
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