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What we know about claims Social Security Administration is moving all public communications to X

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

April 15, 2025

The social media platform is owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut ...

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Meals on Wheels facing uncertain future amid HHS restructure, rumors of Musk cuts

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 14, 2025

Jenny Young, Meals on Wheels America's chief of staff, said already-stretched local programs wou ...

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Investigating rumor that Musk is shutting down Meals on Wheels program for older Americans

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 4, 2025

The food delivery organization says it serves 251 million meals annually to 2 million seniors ac ...

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What to know about rumors Musk is leaving his DOGE role

Written by: Caroline Wazer

April 3, 2025

In an X post, Musk called rumors he was being sidelined by the administration "fake news."

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Is DOGE a real agency? Here's what to know about the initiative's creation, legality and purpose

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 3, 2025

The Department of Government Efficiency, announced by Donald Trump in November 2024, has been th ...

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Three blue Social Security cards are stacked on top of each other.

DOGE didn't find that the number of Social Security recipients exceeded the number of US citizens

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 2, 2025

​The rumor alleged that DOGE found 394 million Social Security recipients in the U.S., exceeding ...

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SSA marked millions aged 120+ 'deceased' to clean up records. This may help prevent fraud

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 2, 2025

Auditors have recommended that the Social Security Administration update its death records since ...

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What is DOGE? Exploring the initiative's creation, legality and purpose

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

March 27, 2025

The Department of Government Efficiency has shaken up U.S. politics since its inception, prompti ...

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A brown sign says SOCIAL SECURITY.

Many Social Security recipients will have to confirm identity in person to receive benefits

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

March 26, 2025

Using phone services to verify identity will no longer be available beginning April 14, 2025.

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A white man wearing a red hat that says TRUMP WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING is shown in front of a photo of graveyards in the back.

What we know about claim DOGE stopped payments to children whose parents died

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 25, 2025

Retired federal employees can choose a benefit that pays a percentage of their pension to a spou ...

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What we know about U.S. military's anti-DEI removal of Emily Perez footage, photos

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

March 25, 2025

Perez was the first Black female officer to die in combat in Iraq in 2006.

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Debunking DOGE claim that VA canceled $56K contract solely for watering 8 plants

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

March 18, 2025

The Department of Government Efficiency announced on its X account that it would "water the plan ...

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A brown sign says SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

Social Security falsely declared 82-year-old man dead, stopped benefits

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

March 17, 2025

Ned Johnson and his wife Pam confirmed the details of the story in a telephone interview and pro ...

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DOGE allegedly froze spending on care, feeding of TSA bomb-sniffing dogs. Here's what we know

Written by: Caroline Wazer

March 17, 2025

Around 1,000 TSA canine teams trained in detecting explosives are deployed at transit hubs aroun ...

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Every DOGE rumor we've fact-checked so far

Written by: Taija PerryCook

March 15, 2025

Removing the mystery, story by story.

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Here's what to know about the claim DOGE is closing 47 Social Security offices

Written by: Amelia Clarke

March 15, 2025

The claim surfaced after Trump tasked DOGE with shrinking the size of the federal workforce.

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Breaking down claims that video shows Obama establishing a 'DOGE department' in 2011

Written by: Taija PerryCook

March 14, 2025

An authentic video depicts Obama announcing the "Campaign to Cut Waste" in 2011 — but that campa ...

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It's unclear how much DOGE tried to cut Social Security phone services

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 14, 2025

Following a report from The Washington Post, the SSA did announce one small restriction to phone ...

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A white man with short brown hair in a suit stands up and salutes; he is surrounded by seated people clapping.

Musk has not said he wants to cut Social Security benefits — but his actions may affect the program

Written by: Rae Deng

March 14, 2025

Elon Musk said he wants to cut "waste and fraud" from the federal benefits program — but his eff ...

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Yes, Musk left South Africa in part to avoid compulsory military service

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

March 13, 2025

Musk claimed he left the country in part because he didn't want to join the army of an apartheid ...

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