Social Security corrects nearly 50 million records in SSN database cleanup

Fox Business reports the US Social Security Administration corrected nearly 50 million records in what it calls its largest SSN cleanup. Reuters puts the share at nearly 15% of records, and the agency's own release says tens of millions of files.

Timeline

1. 21 Oct, 05:50 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 21 Oct, 05:50 UTCFox Business covers 50 million record cleanup
3. 21 Oct, 05:50 UTCReuters reports nearly 15% of records corrected

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• ssaGoogle Trends
• US Social Security Agency corrects nearly 15% of records in database cleanupReuters
• Social Security Corrects Tens of Millions of Files in the Social Security Number Database Improving the Integrity of Vital RecordsSocial Security Administration (.gov)