DOGE Says ‘Major Cleanup’ of Social Security Records Underway

‘More work still to be done,’ the Department of Government Efficiency stated.

Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia, Pa., in a file photo. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has said that the Social Security Administration has undertaken a “major cleanup” of its records of individuals aged 120 or more this month.

“For the past two weeks, [the Social Security Administration] 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,” DOGE wrote in a post on social media platform X early on March 18.