The claims made in the video are waiting for investigations to prove if they are true or not. There’s no conclusive evidence as of April 10, 2025, that 25,000 people over 115 years old received fraudulent payments from any U.S. government agency, though the claim has circulated widely this week. Posts on X and comments from Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) on April 10 during a Fox News segment allege that nearly 25,000 individuals over 115 collected $59 million in fraudulent payments, citing a U.S. Department of Labor report. However, no such specific report from 2025 has been publicly verified or detailed in mainstream sources to confirm these exact figures.
The claim seems to echo earlier concerns about improper payments, including to deceased or ineligible recipients, but the numbers don’t fully align with known data. For context, a 2021 Social Security Administration (SSA) Inspector General report found about 24,000 deceased beneficiaries received $298 million, with $214 million unrecovered—far fewer than 25,000 and not specifically tied to those over 115. The SSA automatically stops payments at age 115 since 2015, and only about 89,000 people over 99 received benefits in 2024, per SSA data. The U.S. has roughly 108,000 centenarians, per the UN, with the oldest living American at 114, according to the Gerontology Research Group, making 25,000 over 115 highly improbable.
The Department of Labor does oversee unemployment insurance and other programs where fraud spiked during COVID-19—estimates suggest $100-$400 billion in improper payments—but no April 2025 report explicitly matches the 25,000-over-115 claim. Chavez-DeRemer’s figures might stem from misinterpretation or an unverified internal audit. Without a cited document, it’s inconclusive. Posts on X amplify the narrative, but sentiment there isn’t evidence. The claim could reflect real fraud concerns exaggerated or misconstrued—25,000 such recipients would dwarf known demographics and prior audits. More data is needed to confirm or debunk it.
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