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DOGE’s Fraud Tracker at SSA Turns Into Massive Self-Own

  • The Social Security Administration dropped its three-day hold on retirement benefit applications to check for fraud one month after instituting the policy.
  • The policy, pushed by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency and revised multiple times, faced outcry from senior citizen and disability advocates amid concerns over customer impact.
  • The anti-fraud checks delayed claims processing by 25%, caused worse customer service, and flagged only two probable fraud cases out of over 110,000 reviewed claims.
  • As of mid-May, nearly 575,000 retirement claims were pending, with about 140,000 over 60 days old, amid staff cuts of roughly 7,000 and efforts urging employees to increase processing by 10%.
  • Social Security continues refining its anti-fraud algorithm to focus on high-risk claims while aiming to improve service timeliness, though some employee representatives criticize leadership as out of touch.
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Social Security drops controversial anti-fraud review amid growing claims backlog

A month after instituting a controversial anti-fraud policy that sparked widespread concern among senior citizens, the Social Security Administration has quietly dropped a key piece of the measure.

·Atlanta, United States
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Great Bend Tribune broke the news in on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
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