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Social Security

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Claim Social Security checks were renamed 'federal benefit payments' doesn't add up

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

May 10, 2026

The Social Security Administration has not implemented an official name change despite what seve ...

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Have Social Security checks been renamed 'federal benefit payments'? Here's the bottom line

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

April 4, 2026

The Social Security Administration has long used the term "benefits" to describe its payments. I ...

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Were Social Security payments renamed 'Federal Benefit Payments'?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Nov. 8, 2025

The Social Security Administration has long classified its disbursements as "benefits."

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Social Security payments weren't renamed 'Federal Benefit Payments'

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Oct. 6, 2025

Claims about this purported name change have circulated online for several years.

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Government shutdown: What's open, what's closed and who's affected

Written by: Megan Loe

Oct. 3, 2025

What happens to Social Security and Medicare? Will post offices, airports and DMVs stay open? We ...

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Trump's pick to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics called Social Security a 'Ponzi scheme'

Written by: Joey Esposito

Aug. 14, 2025

Trump nominated E.J. Antoni two weeks after firing Erika McEntarfer, accusing her of rigging job ...

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No, Social Security payments were not renamed 'Federal Benefit Payments'

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Aug. 14, 2025

Rumors of such a name change have circulated on the internet since at least 2012.

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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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Rep. Jasmine Crockett targeted by false rumor she collected her dead grandmother's Social Security checks

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 10, 2025

The same rumor about collecting dead relative's checks also previously featured U.S. Reps. Ilhan ...

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No, Rep. Jasmine Crockett didn't collect dead grandmother's Social Security checks

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 4, 2025

A network of Facebook pages and websites describing its output as satirical in nature originated ...

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AOC's family didn't collect dead grandmother's Social Security checks

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 2, 2025

The rumor about the New York congresswoman originated from a network of Facebook pages and websi ...

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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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Musk's claim Biden administration gave Social Security numbers to millions of noncitizens lacks context

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 1, 2025

The Enumeration Beyond Entry program grants Social Security numbers to successful applicants for ...

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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 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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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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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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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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On the left: a gray Social Security Administration logo. On the right: A cutout picture of President Donald Trump, a white man with blonde hair and a dark tan, in a dark suit.

10 claims we've analyzed about Social Security

Written by: Rae Deng

March 8, 2025

Rumors about the federal monthly payment program often spread online.

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