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Social Security payments to deceased individuals

The claim that Social Security checks are broadly being paid to deceased people is false; official audits and news reports show isolated improper payments occur but represent a very small fraction of benefits.

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Jan 7, 2026
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Will SS checks be called federal benefit payments

Social Security checks are already classified and referenced as federal benefit payments — that is not a new rebranding — and multiple fact-checks and the Social Security Administration itself confirm...