Brooke Sample, Columnist

No, Millions of Dead People Aren't Getting Social Security

If you’re looking to rid the program of fraud, there are other places to find it.

March 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM UTC

Brooke Sample is an editor for Bloomberg Opinion and member of the editorial board. She was previously an editor at Metal Bulletin, Bauer Media Group and the Virginian-Pilot.

Not the hotbed of fraud you think it is.
Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg

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