The continuous crackdown of wasteful government spending from the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) may have finally come to a head thanks to its latest move.
And the move couldn’t have come soon enough for the millions of hard working Americans who rely and depend on Social Security.
Here’s what DOGE uncovered — and cleaned up. And, here’s why the move is being celebrated by rightful Social Security recipients across the country.
According to a new DOGE announcement, Social Security has removed 12.3 million individuals listed as 120 years old or older.
Yes, that’s million with a “M.”
The shocking discrepancies in the Social Security figures and the alarming, unrealistic ages of some of the individuals listed have garnered national attention over the last several months.
In a March 18 update, DOGE said Social Security had marked 3.2 million social security number holders aged 120 or older as deceased, warning that there was still more work to be done.
For the past two weeks, @SocialSecurity has begun a major cleanup of their records. Approximately 3.2 million numberholders, all listed age 120+, have now been marked as deceased. More work still to be done. pic.twitter.com/nmAggTdLON
— Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) March 18, 2025
Over one month later, on April 24, DOGE provided another update, revealing that a stunning 11 million individuals listed as age 120+ were now marked as deceased — with more on the way.
For the past 7 weeks, @SocialSecurity has been executing a major cleanup of their records. Approximately 11 million numberholders, all listed age 120+, have now been marked deceased. Another ~1.4 million to go with expected completion in 2 weeks. https://t.co/wtfYvYNg4u pic.twitter.com/LBWRge9pzu
— Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) April 24, 2025
And DOGE was right that those initial findings of people marked as 120 or older was literally just the tip of the iceberg.
And in the most recent update, delivered last week, DOGE revealed that a total of 12.3 million individuals listed as 120+ years old were now officially marked as deceased in the system.
After 11 weeks, @SocialSecurity has finished this major cleanup initiative: ~12.3M individuals aged 120+ have now been marked as deceased.
Some complex cases remain, such as individuals with 2+ different birth dates on file. These will be investigated in a follow-up effort. https://t.co/u942yTxlsG pic.twitter.com/DaXyqx5e4k
— Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) May 23, 2025
The number could expect to rise even more.
“Some complex cases remain, such as individuals with 2+ different birth dates on file. These will be investigated in a follow-up effort,” DOGE added.
This latest update aligns with previous warnings about Social Security waste issued by DOGE figurehead Elon Musk.
Musk shocked everyone in March when he claimed that 2.1 million non-citizens received social security numbers in 2024.
.@elonmusk and Antonio Gracias show a chart of new non-citizen Social Security Numbers issued: "This literally blew us away."
"We went there to find fraud, and we found this by accident."pic.twitter.com/2Qpqf5uPi6
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) March 31, 2025
A coworker of Musk’s looking at social security, Anthony Gracias, CEO of Valor Equity Partners, said that the previous administration had a policy that allowed migrants to enter the country and then register for social security, according to reports.
DOGE savings as of the time of publication total $175 billion according the DOGE’s website.