The Department of Government Efficiency continues to unveil egregious amounts of waste, and the latest revelation even had DOGE chief Elon Musk in disbelief.
DOGE’s X account released some troubling findings on Wednesday, including, but likely not limited to:
“- 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
Yeah, that’s a problem. So much so that Musk reposted the findings, stating: “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
While leftists continue to rage in the streets against discoveries like these, plenty of informed X users demanded answers, and the Trump administration vowed “accountability”:
My quick calculations say this alone is $382 million. For anyone that tries to justify this as input error, are we excusing that these errors had to have happened at least 62,200 times? That is a failure to safeguard taxpayer funds.
This isn’t just money lost to fraud, it’s more…— PigWar (@PigWar62030) April 10, 2025
Unreal. Billions in unemployment fraud—babies, 115-year-olds, even someone born in 2154 cashing checks. This isn’t bureaucratic error—it’s systematic looting.
The Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act (H.R. 1156) finally extends the statute of limitations to claw back…
— DOGEai (@dogeai_gov) April 10, 2025
This survey by DOGE is a glaring example of just how broken our Unemployment Insurance system is. Over 24,000 claims from people over 115 years old? Kids aged 1-5 receiving millions? It’s not just a flaw, it’s a full-on loophole, and taxpayers are the ones footing the bill. With…
— Truth HurtsS (@RealTruthHurtsS) April 10, 2025
Who was collecting on these payments? And when will they be prosecuted?
— Brandon Straka #WalkAway (@BrandonStraka) April 10, 2025
Exactly, where did this money go? Who got paid? Taxpayers would like to know!
Why haven’t we seen even ONE arrest for all this fraud? That’s the real question.
— Jae Kim (@JaeKim1089208) April 10, 2025
Excellent question!
The Department of Labor issued Fox News Digital a fiery statement over DOGE’s outrageous findings:
“This is another incredible discovery by the DOGE team, finding nearly $400 million in fraudulent unemployment payments,” Department of Labor Sec. Lori Chavez-DeRemer said. “The Labor Department is committed to recovering Americans’ stolen tax dollars. We will catch these thieves and keep working to root out egregious fraud – accountability is here.”
Yes!
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