Fact-checks of economic claims, budget statistics, employment data, and financial policy statements. We verify against official government data sources.
Ignores inflation adjustment and conflates total outlays with discretionary spending. Real discretionary spending rose 11%, not 100%.
Seasonally unadjusted data from a structurally weak quarter presented without context. Adjusted figures show 214,000 jobs added.
Depletion date is 2035, not 2030. Reserve depletion would not mean zero benefits — payroll taxes would continue funding 83% of benefits.
The 40% number comes from one 2013 Stanford study of a single company's call center staff. Broader research paints a more complex picture.