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2025-03-20 17:51:04 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The existence of people with strange lifespans in the social security system is likely due to coding practices rather than malfeasance, i.e. if someone fails to enter birth date, it defaults to 1875. https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/feb/17/are-150-year-old-americans-receiving-social-securi/

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• The existence of people with strange lifespans in the social security system is likely due to coding practices rather than malfeasance, i.e. if someone fails to enter birth date, it defaults to 1875. https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/feb/17/are-150-year-old-americans-receiving-social-securi/