How DOGE may have improperly used Social Security data to push voter fraud narratives
How DOGE may have improperly used Social Security data to push voter fraud narratives
www.npr.org /2025/04/11/nx-s1-5352470/doge-musk-social-security-voting
Summary
A top aide from Elon Musk's DOGE, Antonio Gracias, falsely claimed that millions of noncitizens received Social Security numbers and later voted illegally.
He based this on data access that court filings say DOGE staff were barred from using.
Experts call his claims misleading, citing legal and technical flaws in voter roll matching. A federal court issued a restraining order against DOGE's data access.
Despite lacking evidence, Musk and Republicans amplified the claims, influencing policy debates like the SAVE Act in Congress.