“Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.”
Elon Musk
Claim dated 28 Feb 2025.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
Elon Musk made this claim around 28 February 2025. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 March 2025, 19 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Elon Musk has 13 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 10 of them false or fake, 3 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSOxPJD-VNo
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