Musk and Donald Trump made false claims about fraud at the Social Security Administration, whose leader stepped down under pressure.

Leland Dudek, a data analyst in a small anti-fraud office, is suspected of sharing unauthorized access to Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service. Now he’s the acting Social Security commissioner.

Workers at the Social Security Administration’s office in Birmingham were “unjustly terminated” by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell said Tuesday, as the congresswoman called out the billionaire’s “reckless power trip.

The top Social Security official stepped down after refusing to provide Elon Musk's DOGE access to sensitive government records.

Musk, who leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — an initiative aimed at cutting wasteful spending and unnecessary regulations — recently shared astonishing statistics about the age distribution in the Social Security system.

A 35-year veteran of the Social Security Administration who works out of its headquarters in Woodlawn, Shelley Washington describes himself as “the guy that makes sure grandma gets her check.” He’s the one,

Data analyst Leland Dudek was suspected of sharing unauthorized access to information with the U.S. DOGE Service. Now he’s the acting Social Security commissioner.

Elon Musk falsely claimed there were tens of millions of people aged 100-159 still receiving Social Security benefits.

Roughly 18.4 million Americans with Social Security numbers in a master database had not received benefits or reported income for 50 years, meaning they were likely dead, per a 2023 audit.