WaPo Gives Three Pinocchios to Dem Dark Money Group’s Collins Attack

New ad 'misattributes and misquotes the source material'

Cameron Cawthorne
August 19, 2019 10:40 AM

The Washington Post fact-checker gave a new Democratic dark money ad targeting Sen. Susan Collins (R., Maine), who is up for reelection next year, three Pinocchios for claiming Collins put Social Security and Medicare "in jeopardy."

Gillibrand: Illegal Immigrants ‘Must Have the Right to Pay Into Social Security’

David Rutz
March 20, 2019 9:28 AM

DNC CEO: ‘I Don’t Know’ How to Pay for Single-Payer Health Care

Cameron Cawthorne
November 15, 2018 10:46 AM

‘No Consistent Evidence’ $3 Billion Disability Program Helps Recipients Find a Job

'Very few participants return to work'

Elizabeth Harrington
November 12, 2018 11:25 AM

The Social Security Administration has spent $3 billion on programs designed to incentivize disability recipients to go back to work over the past 16 years. So far, less than 3 percent of beneficiaries have signed up, with "no consistent evidence" the program has helped participants find a job.

California Prisoners Got $3.5 Million from Social Security

Prisoners collected six-figure retirement payments while behind bars

Elizabeth Harrington
November 9, 2018 4:59 AM

Prisoners incarcerated in California took in $3.5 million in Social Security payments from taxpayers. The inspector general for the agency reported 123 inmates received the disability and retirement payments despite the Social Security Act prohibiting payments to individuals "confined to a jail, prison, or certain other public institutions for committing a crime."

McConnell Calls National Debt ‘Very Disturbing,’ Blames ‘Bipartisan Reluctance’ to Tackle Entitlements

David Rutz
October 16, 2018 11:51 AM

39 Million Americans Potentially Had Identity Compromised by Illegal Immigrants

Haris Alic
September 12, 2018 5:18 PM

Thirty-nine million Americans potentially had information relating to their personal identities compromised by illegal immigrants over the course of four years, according to government documents obtained by the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI).

Feds Paid Dead Veterans $37 Million

Army veteran paid retirement benefits 26 years after death

Elizabeth Harrington
September 5, 2017 1:15 PM

The Social Security Administration made $37 million worth of benefit payments to dead veterans, according to a new audit.

Over $6 Million in Social Security Benefits Stolen From Bank Accounts

SSA's direct deposit program struggles with fraud

Elizabeth Harrington
August 22, 2017 3:20 PM

Identity thieves stole over $6 million in Social Security benefits by hacking the government's online direct deposit program, an agency watchdog reported.

SSA Gave $1.3 Million in Benefits to Criminals

Criminals who had defrauded government receiving benefit payments

Elizabeth Harrington
August 10, 2017 5:00 AM

The Social Security Administration gave $1.3 million in benefits to criminals, including individuals who had already defrauded the government, according to a new audit.