Fact-check: “social security will be depleted”
Verdict: Misleading (88% confidence)
Multiple official primary sources — including the SSA Trustees Report (2025) and CBO projections — documented that Social Security trust fund reserves are projected to be depleted between 2033 and 2034 under current law. However, the same sources indicated that depletion of reserves does not mean Social Security itself ends or pays nothing; ongoing payroll tax revenues are projected to continue covering approximately 77–81% of scheduled benefits after the trust fund reserves reach zero. The cla…
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