John,
Last night, Trump stood before Congress and shamelessly lied about Social Security—again. It's the same Orwellian playbook from 2024: spread deliberate lies, amplify them through right-wing media, and count on disengaged voters accepting them as truth.
Trump and Musk pretend their lies are about rooting out “corruption” in Social Security, but their real goal is clear: gutting Social Security to achieve a longtime right-wing dream and fund another $4.5 trillion tax giveaway to the ultra-rich.
Trump and Musk’s lies about Social Security are absurd. Musk has called Social Security “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.” The supposed tech genius couldn’t even grasp basic database coding, falsely claiming Social Security pays checks to people who are 150 years old. Trump took it even further, standing before Congress and insisting payments were going to 360-year-olds. It would be funny if it weren't so dangerous.
The lies have been repeatedly debunked by fact checkers—but that doesn't matter to them. They're counting on millions of Americans tuning out traditional media, exhausted by paywalls, misinformation, and outlets that pull punches for fear of retribution from Trump and his allies.
John, their strategy might actually work. They’ve learned if they repeat ridiculous lies long enough, millions of voters eventually accept them as truth.
Here are the facts every voter needs to know:
- Social Security automatically stops payments at age 115.
- Only 0.1% of recipients are over 100 years old.
- Less than 1% of Social Security payments are improper—far fewer errors than private retirement systems.
COURIER exists to break through right-wing lies and share these facts.
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In solidarity,
The COURIER Team