Elon Musk reveals jaw-dropping DOGE find he had to read several times before it 'sank in'

Elon Musk revealed the jaw-dropping fig of fraudulent unemployment claims his bureau found, claiming helium had to work the documents respective times earlier it 'sank in.'

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is investigating wasted payer money arsenic a substance of urgency aft Donald Trump promised voters immense savings astatine the national government.

DOGE announced their findings from an initial survey of unemployment security claims since 2020 connected Wednesday that shocked Musk.

The survey recovered astatine slightest 24,500 people over 115 years aged claimed $59 cardinal successful benefits. 

At slightest 28,000 radical nether the property of 5 claimed $254 cardinal successful benefits, arsenic good arsenic 9,700 radical with commencement dates implicit 15 years successful the aboriginal claimed $69 cardinal successful benefits, according to DOGE.

In one shocking case, DOGE said they recovered idiosyncratic with a day successful 2154 who claimed $41,000 successful benefits.

Musk shared the findings connected his X account, claiming helium was truthful stunned by the numbers it took him aggregate times to grasp the information. 

'Your taxation dollars were going to wage fraudulent unemployment claims for fake radical calved successful the future,' Musk said. 'This is truthful brainsick that I had to work it respective times earlier it sank in.'

Social media users agreed with Musk's daze and called for the radical who made the fraudulent claims to beryllium punished.

'Never successful my beingness person I seen specified greed and conniving arsenic what DOGE has uncovered,' 1 idiosyncratic said.

'Unemployment claims for radical who not lone don't enactment but radical who haven't adjacent been calved yet. Who thinks these things up,' said another.

'I got to the portion wherever we spent $59 cardinal connected radical that were 115 years of property and I started to get tummy cramps. How galore years person we been getting ripped disconnected similar this,' a 3rd idiosyncratic said.

A 4th idiosyncratic added, 'I’m disgusted with them. They request to spell to jailhouse it’s the lone mode we tin cleanable it up. They committed crimes against Americans.'

This comes arsenic DOGE crashed the Social Security Administration (SSA) website connected Monday. 

The young radical who tally DOGE were seemingly engaged successful an 'anti-fraud upgrade' erstwhile the efforts went atrocious and respective reported an inability to entree their online accounts, The Washington Post reported.

Specifically, the online glitch prevented the aged and low-income families from accessing their information. It besides stopped these demographics from being capable to use for authorities services oregon person their payments.

The repeated crashes travel arsenic DOGE and Musk proceed demanding cuts to the SSA, including slashing the staff.

In February, Musk shared staggering information showing determination are millions of dormant Americans inactive eligible for societal security payments. 

The billionaire Tesla boss posted a illustration connected X showing that determination are much than 20 cardinal Americans listed implicit the property of 100, including 3.9 cardinal successful the 130-139 range, much than 3.5 cardinal aged 140-149 and much than 1.3 cardinal successful the scope 150-159. There is adjacent an 'alive' national aged implicit 360, according to the records. 

'According to the Social Security database, these are the numbers of radical successful each property bucket with the decease tract acceptable to FALSE! Maybe Twilight is existent and determination are a batch of vampires collecting Social Security,' Musk said.

The Department of Health and Human Services bureau is nether occurrence from Musk for having connected its records 60 cardinal radical much than the full U.S. population, which means millions of radical who are nary longer live – oregon perchance ne'er existed – could beryllium receiving monthly checks.

In 2024, 68.5 cardinal radical received benefits from SSA done retirement, disablement and different payments. 

It's unclear truthful acold yet however galore of these payments were distributed owed to fraud oregon mistakes made by the bureau failing to corroborate the property and eligibility of beneficiaries – including if they are live oregon not.

But DOGE vowed it is present 'looking into this.'

Meanwhile, Musk's popularity has hit an all-time debased successful the latest survey of his support standing among Americans. 

The antheral who dubbed himself Trump's 'tech support' has lone a 38 percent favorability with 60 percent having an unfavorable presumption of the billionaire X owner.

When it comes to his handling of DOGE, 41 percent o.k. and 58 percent disapprove of his job, according to the latest Marquette Law School nationalist survey.

Musk and Trump person been virtually inseparable since conscionable anterior to November's predetermination victory.

Trump and Musk – arsenic good arsenic the billionaire's lad X Æ A-12, pronounced Ex-ash Ay-twelve – are often seen unneurotic astatine the White House.

The Tesla and SpaceX brag has attended Cabinet meetings and Oval Office gatherings, enforcement bid signings and Trump rallies.