Posted on 10/20/2026 8:16:46 AM PDT by DFG
Social Security Corrects Tens of Millions of Files in the Social Security Number Database Improving the Integrity of Vital Records
Baltimore, MD—The Social Security Administration (SSA) today announced substantial progress in its ongoing effort to strengthen the accuracy and integrity of the Social Security Number (SSN) database. This work represents the most comprehensive SSN record clean‑up in the agency’s 91-year history.
“The Social Security Number database is our country’s books and records. The database’s accuracy is essential to maintaining integrity of government services for citizens. Accurate SSN records prevent fraud across federal programs and support the proper administration of benefits,” said Commissioner Frank J. Bisignano. “This is the first time SSA has undertaken an effort of this scale, and I am proud of the work we have done to strengthen the foundation of identity data relied upon throughout government and the economy.”
Since the beginning of the Trump Administration, SSA has corrected nearly 15 percent of all active SSNs across approximately 330 million U.S. citizens and nearly 390 million total records. SSA records are referenced by agencies across the federal government and in states to validate identities and prevent improper payments of taxpayer dollars. These improvements demonstrate a government‑wide commitment to safeguarding identity data, preventing fraud, and preserving proper program administration.
As part of this effort:
SSA has added 17 million dates of death to records that previously lacked this information, using a combination of internal SSA systems and Department of State data.
Through data received from the Department of Homeland Security’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) service, SSA has updated approximately 25 million records that previously had missing citizenship information.
SSA is currently in the process of correcting an additional 8.5 million records with inaccurate citizenship status.
The agency has implemented stronger internal controls to prevent inaccuracies due to manual data entry from occurring in the future.
These improvements reflect the first time SSA has undertaken a record‑integrity initiative of this magnitude and marks a significant step toward strengthening the SSN system for the American public.
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Maybe they can find out how Zero got a Connecticut SS# when he was born in Hawaii?
Social security was a dumb, corrupt, very questionable idea from the start
Government does not belong in this realm. For many basic reasons, one of which is they cannot manage it- it’s not its role
Here’s proof.
That it is open to and rife with money laundering opportunities, illegal immigrant fraud and theft is quite apparent
“Maybe they can find out how Zero got a Connecticut SS# when he was born in Hawaii?”
All roads lead to BO
Only our government could screw up such an easy task.
Any damn fool can start a database, but it takes considerable skill to keep it current and accurate.
Since the beginning of the Trump Administration, SSA has corrected nearly 15 percent of all active SSNs
Good! I hope the double and fraudulent payments stop this month.
It raises the question of what are the errors being corrected.
did you read it?
Illegal immigrants use borrowed, mismatched, or fraudulent SSNs to secure employment.
While undocumented workers cannot legally collect benefits, many use counterfeit numbers
or stolen SSNs of US citizens to pass employment verification (such as I-9 forms) and work.
Using another person’s SSN for employment causes serious tax, credit, and legal complications for the legitimate owners of those numbers.
The federal government prohibits direct benefit payouts to unauthorized individuals.
The Trump administration’s 2025 directives have focused enforcement efforts on:
<><>tightening verification,
<><>investigating mismatched earnings records,
<><>removing ineligible or status-lapsed records from agency databases.
Same way that zero got a Hawaii SS# when he was born in Kenya.
>>SSA has added 17 million dates of death to records that previously lacked this information, using a combination of internal SSA systems and Department of State data.
And just like that, the Democrats lost 17 million votes.
I’ve consulted to both government and Fortune 100 databases. Government data is always dirtier and the opportunity for much FRAUD. IT Vendors like Deloitte are a major reason for dirty government data.
“17 million death records” Private enterprise Legacy.com has always been more accurate than SSA data in the last 10 years.
“missing citizenship information” It was standard practice in the office of Congressman Rostenkowski and others to issue social security numbers to illegal immigrants from Poland, Ukraine and Soviet Bloc countries back in the 60s. (The Westside Bloc Republicans of Sec of State Charlie Carpentier would then issue Drivers Licenses.).. or was it the other way around? Which came first, the chicken or the egg.
“8.5 million records with inaccurate citizenship status.” I have known many immigrants who said their status was “in process”. They would get one letter saying they had been granted citizenship...and then a subsequent letter would state some additional paperwork was needed before it was final.
“prevent inaccuracies due to manual data entry” The inaccuracies because swamp creatures benefit from dirty data.
“first time SSA record‑integrity initiative” Yes, First Time. I’ve bene on this since 1964. In the IT community SSA and IRS data is seen as the dirtiest data that exists ... dirtier than IL or GA state data, which is dirty, and much dirtier than State Farm, Allstate and other Fortune 100 data.
As long as IT vendors like Deloitte are the entry point for dirty data, the problem is not solved. When Ai makes decisions based on dirty data it will get much worse for us.
The most blatant one is SS checks going to dead people.
The dead person had a joint bank account with his kids. The kids now receive the direct deposit to their bank account.
Less obvious: SS data is used to verify everyone who receives welfare, Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, WIC, TANF, Sec8, LIHEAP, etc.
When the SS data is wrong, the welfare data is wrong.
Example: SS data is checked to see what welfare recipients are dead. SS data has always been missing people that Private Enterprise LEGACY.COM says are dead.
But then there are issues of citizenship. Many illegals “borrow” the SSN of their age 3 anchor baby, or their in-laws, or a random number that may belong to who knows who.
Just sayin.
Only if the voter rolls and SSA are tied together
The preliminary estimates from DOGE were that the Social Security System had 68 million more names listed as "living" than could actually be found in the last US Census. They also found 12.3 million records of people with a reported age of over 120 years.
Somebody had some explaining to do. "Debunked by Snopes". Yeah, that's the ticket. Sure. Everybody can believe that one. (/sarc)
There are currently an estimated 340 million people living in the United States.
I would guess the administration still has a few more corrections to make to the records.
Social Security Fast Facts and Figures says there are 74.9 million people receiving benefits from the system as of 2026.
They do not have public figures on the total number of names registered in the system or the total number still believed to be living.
Yes, same with my family.
Back in the old days you would get a SS# based on which state you applied which sometimes didn’t match the state where you were born. All of my siblings have the same prefix because it’s based on the state where my parents applied for SS#’s for all of us en masse, and we were all born in different states and one overseas.
But Zero’s family wasn’t military and they didn’t move around a lot. He never said his family ever lived in Connecticut.
Just sayin :)
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