Musk audited the "U.S. Social Security" and released the number of people in each age group whose "deceased" field was set to "No," uncovering the following two issues—

First, the total population figures don't match up. The social security database contains records of . billion "living individuals," whereas official U.S. data shows the country's population is only . billion. Even accounting for foreign citizens who may have access to Social Security numbers—estimated at around one to two million—the remaining discrepancy is far too large.

Second, the ages are outrageously unrealistic. According to Musk's data, the U.S. Social Security database shows that among the individuals recorded as alive, there are nearly 10,000 people over 100 years old, including even one who is - years old and another who is - years old. Musk sarcastically remarked that perhaps there really are "vampires" who can live for centuries, and they are still collecting benefits from the U.S. government.

Not checking is one thing, but checking reveals a shocking truth. Some have claimed that such outrageous data is due to a technical code cognitive deficiency—the programming language supporting the core database of the U.S. government is too archaic, and the technical elites led by Musk do not master it. Since the code compiles empty field dates to "year" or even earlier, it results in a large number of extremely elderly individuals.

Whether the U.S. Social Security benefits have seen the "biggest fraud in history" will likely unfold in subsequent "episodes." However, in the recent audit storm launched by the "Efficiency in Government" initiative across over a dozen federal departments, the uncovered hard evidence is probably far more alarming than "centenarians receiving benefits."

For instance, the whereabouts of funds remain a mystery. The U.S. Treasury disburses over a hundred million dollars in welfare payments annually to unidentified individuals, which Musk has denounced as "absolutely outrageous and must be addressed immediately." Even agencies like USAID, which are responsible for "foreign aid," have large sums of money with unclear destinations.

For example, exorbitant procurement costs. The U.S. defense budget amounts to hundreds of billions of dollars annually. The U.S. Air Force spent $10,000 on a small bag of metal sleeves to protect mechanical parts from wear and tear, and $1,280 each on coffee cups... Cases of squandering public funds are rampant, which is why Trump predicted that "billions upon billions of dollars of fraud and abuse" would be uncovered.

For example, everyone seems to be a stock market guru. A few days ago, Musk directly questioned, "There are many people in the U.S. bureaucracy who ostensibly earn salaries in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, yet somehow amass net worth in the tens of millions during their tenure?" He even provided the answer, "Maybe they're just really good at investing," taking a clear dig at the so-called "stock gods" and "wealth gods" on Capitol Hill.

It is well known that Capitol Hill is one of the places in the United States where the "myth of getting rich" can most likely be realized. Taking former House Speaker Pelosi as an example, her husband Paul's stock market investment return rate reached as high as %, far exceeding that of financial tycoon Buffett's %. On social media, there are even accounts dedicated to tracking the investment timeline of the Pelosi couple, with frequent "coincidences" of buying stocks just before favorable policies are announced.

These scandals are no longer secrets, but the critical issue is that the very system or power structure has, to some extent, enabled such corruption to occur. Take the notorious "revolving door" as an example: American elites can openly switch between roles as corporate executives and high-ranking government officials without any barriers. In U.S. elections, "political donations" and "quid pro quo" are legal, while "nepotism" and "abuse of power for personal gain" are practiced openly.

The political and business elites share deeply intertwined interests, where corruption is seamlessly hidden and legitimized—truly, "both sides are as bad as each other." Against the backdrop of rotating party governance, no matter which side comes to power, oversight of their shared vulnerabilities ultimately amounts to much ado but little action. As a result, various forms of corruption are systematically "tolerated."

Musk hinted that he would target the "Fort Knox," the largest vault in the United States that has not been audited for decades, as his next goal. It seems that this "world's richest man" is full of drive. However, under the unchanged overall environment in the United States, the "Department of Government Efficiency" might be able to eliminate or downsize a few federal agencies, update some rules and regulations, and even "inadvertently" challenge some "establishment" figures for Trump, but it absolutely cannot plug the "full of holes" corruption loopholes, nor can it change the rules of the "power game" in the United States.