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Musk's Social Society numbers claim, Cory Booker & dual citizenship

Plus: RFK Jr. has suggested vaccines caused 1918 Spanish flu pandemic at least twice

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Izz LaMagdeleine
April 03, 2025

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Musk's claim Biden administration gave Social Security numbers to millions of noncitizens lacks context

During a political rally in Wisconsin on Sunday, Elon Musk was joined by billionaire investor and DOGE operative Antonio Gracias to reveal, the pair claimed, a "massive, large-scale program" that issued millions of Social Security numbers to "as many illegals as possible" under the Biden administration.

Enumeration Beyond Entry, a joint Social Security Administration and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services program from which Musk and Gracias took their numbers, issues SSNs only to migrants who have successfully applied for employment authorization, lawful permanent residency or naturalization — also known as the right to work, a green card or citizenship. These groups are, by definition, not "illegal." Snopes reporter Laerke Christensen has the details.

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Cory Booker's marathon Senate speech broke record, but it wasn't a filibuster

The senator spoke for more than 25 hours, breaking a record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957.

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Yes, Georgia woman was arrested after having miscarriage. Here are the facts

Police charged the 24-year-old woman with counts related to improper disposal and notification of a dead body.

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AOC didn't collect dead grandmother's Social Security checks

The rumor about the New York congresswoman originated from a network of Facebook pages and websites describing its output as satirical in nature.

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Unpacking claims ICE is holding 4K detainees in 500-person capacity facility outside Miami

Rumors spread that three people have died due to lack of water at the Florida facility.

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RFK Jr. has suggested vaccines caused 1918 Spanish flu pandemic at least twice

Kennedy made the claim at least twice during his 2024 presidential election campaign.