What is the reality behind claims of widespread Social Security fraud involving deceased recipients?

Despite claims from DOGE staffers about tens of millions of deceased people fraudulently receiving Social Security benefits, official audits present a different picture. An inspector general's audit completed last year found that while there are deceased individuals on Social Security rolls, they aren't receiving the massive payouts alleged. The total estimated fraud across the Social Security Agency over the past eight years is actually less than 1%. This contradicts dramatic claims about 150-year-old recipients and suggests the administration is facing pressure from unverified allegations of enormous fraud being made before evidence supports such claims.