White House adviser and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk has claimed roughly 2.1 million “non-citizens” received social security numbers in 2024.
Speaking at a conference alongside his longtime friend Antonio Gracias, CEO of Valor Equity Partners, Musk said DOGE uncovered some eye-opening numbers regarding social security in 2024.
“We started at the top of the system. Mapping the whole system of social security to understand where all the fraud was. There’s a lot of great people there that showed us a lot of waste, so that came with a big list of stuff. But this is what jumped out at us,” Gracias said as he pointed to the chart.
“In 2021, you see 270,000 people; goes all the way to 2.1 million in 2024.
These are non-citizens that are getting social security numbers.”
Elon Musk and Antonio Gracias reveal shocking chart of new non-citizen Social Security Numbers issued.
— America (@america) March 31, 2025
“This is a mind blowing chart” pic.twitter.com/bJ6ZGw1AXh