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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

DOGE staffers at Social Security have access to Americans’ personal data as Elon Musk hunts for dead people

At least 10 people working with Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are embedded within the Social Security Administration to bolster claims from Donald Trump and the world’s wealthiest man that millions of dead people are receiving benefits, according to court documents.

Seven DOGE employees “have been granted access” to Americans’ Social Security data or “personally identifiable information,” government lawyers said.

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