POLITICS
Social Security Corrects Millions of Records in Largest Cleanup in 91 Years

The Social Security Administration announced it has corrected records for approximately 15% of all active Social Security numbers, adding 17 million previously missing death dates and updating citizenship information. The agency described this as the largest database correction in its 91-year history.
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The SSA's correction effort addresses longstanding data gaps that could affect benefit processing, citizenship verification, and administrative accuracy. The agency partially used technology in conducting this review of its database.