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Stephen Miller’s wife told Social Security staff to cover up a lie from Musk: report (www.independent.co.uk)

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Former White House aide remains at Tesla chief’s side even after barrage of Epstein allegations

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 37 points 2 weeks ago

Katie Miller allegedly instructed the head of the SSA to tell reporters that 40 percent of all calls placed to SSA phone lines were linked to fraudulent Social Security claims — a number the president and Musk plucked out of thin air as the White House and Musk’s DOGE effort set about making cuts to a wide range of federal agencies this year, the New York Times reported.

“The number is 40 percent,” Katie Miller reportedly told the acting SSA Administrator Leland Dudek in an April 1 call, the Times reported. “Do not contradict the president.”

“Mr. Musk’s team mobilized dozens of Social Security employees to affirm their views about fraud and began a project to ensure dead people were properly classified so they weren’t mistakenly paid — even though DOGE officials acknowledged in an internal memo that payments were not being made in those cases,” the Times wrote.

Truth doesn't have a fucking chance. Corporate News is still churning out scientific study headlines that show trump was lying in 2017.