Elon Musk claims ‘massive' Social Security fraud. How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste?

Elon Musk said the key to saving Social Security is tackling fraud. But Musk cites high-end government estimates, and fraud is not the key driver behind the program’s dire financial outlook.
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