The myth that millions of deceased people are receiving social security benefits was initially discussed by Donald Trump and Elon Musk. While there have been some data recovered that display some improper payments, the number is not reflective of millions. Such misinformation is very misleading and can skew the public's idea of the SSA and its purpose. This news has since been debunked; the truth is that SSA's record-keeping system may be outdated, providing unreliable or incomplete death data within its system. Despite there not being data for the deceased, the SSA is not paying benefits to millions of those people. Overall, the article tries to deem these mishaps in payments as fraudulent, when in truth they make up the smallest percentage of payments as a whole. Such boisterous claims without any foundation or proof can be extremely harmful and spread across the nation. Many people will continue believing that the SSA is paying millions of deceased people, and may not come across an article telling the truth of the matter.