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From the New York Post: Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) revealed in a bombshell finding that millions of dollars in unemployment claims have been going to “fake people” who haven’t even been born yet — some not even in this century.
DOGE claimed it reviewed an initial survey of unemployment claims since 2020 that found that 9,700 people whose birth dates aren’t for another 15 years have claimed $69 million in benefits.
In one absurd case, a person whose birthday was listed in the year 2154 claimed $41,000, according to an X post by the department.
DOGE announced late Wednesday night:
An initial survey of Unemployment Insurance claims since 2020 revealed the following:
– 24.5k people over 115 years old claimed $59M in benefits
– 28k people between 1 and 5 years old claimed $254M in benefits
– 9.7k people with birth dates over 15 years in the future claimed $69M in benefits
– In one case, someone with a birthday in 2154 claimed $41k.
An initial survey of Unemployment Insurance claims since 2020 revealed the following:
– 24.5k people over 115 years old claimed $59M in benefits
– 28k people between 1 and 5 years old claimed $254M in benefits
– 9.7k people with birth dates over 15 years in the future claimed…— Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) April 10, 2025
Elon Musk commented on the announcement, writing, “Your tax dollars were going to pay fraudulent unemployment claims for fake people born in the future! This is so crazy that I had to read it several times before it sank in.”
Your tax dollars were going to pay fraudulent unemployment claims for fake people born in the future!
This is so crazy that I had to read it several times before it sank in. https://t.co/U5qqcyUgzo
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 10, 2025
“The oldest living American is 114 years old, so it is safe to say that anyone 115 or older is collecting “unemployment” due to being dead. There was no sanity check for impossibly young or impossibly old people for unemployment insurance,” Musk added.
The oldest living American is 114 years old, so it is safe to say that anyone 115 or older is collecting “unemployment” due to being dead.
There was no sanity check for impossibly young or impossibly old people for unemployment insurance. https://t.co/UjlBk2KQIu
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 10, 2025
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