DOGE Gave Your Social Security Data to Election Deniers
Members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency improperly shared Social Security Administration data through a Cloudflare server that was not approved for storing agency information. A DOGE affiliate signed a "Voter Data Agreement" with an election denial organization. The Trump administration's own Justice Department admitted these facts in court filings.
This is not speculation. The government confirmed it.
What Happened
During a 10-day period in March 2025, DOGE team members used Cloudflare — a commercial content delivery network — to share Social Security data. Cloudflare was not authorized to store SSA data. The data included records covered by federal privacy protections.
Separately, a DOGE staffer signed a data-sharing agreement with True the Vote, the organization that played a central role in promoting the conspiracy theory that the 2020 election was stolen. The agreement was executed on March 24, 2025, allegedly without the knowledge of anyone else at the SSA.
NPR: How DOGE Improperly Accessed and Shared Social Security Data
The True the Vote Connection
True the Vote had been publicly lobbying DOGE to use federal databases — including Social Security records — to cross-reference state voter rolls and "find evidence of voter fraud." Their goal: overturn election results.
At a March 30, 2025 rally in Wisconsin, investor Antonio Gracias, appearing alongside Musk, claimed that a sample review found noncitizens registered to vote. DOGE referred 57 cases for prosecution. Fifty-seven. Out of hundreds of millions of records.
Democracy Docket: Did DOGE Sign a "Voter Data Agreement" with Election Deniers?
The Whistleblower
A Social Security Administration whistleblower reported that DOGE transferred Americans' data to a vulnerable server and that the team's actions constituted "violations of laws, rules, and regulations, abuse of authority, gross mismanagement and creation of a substantial and specific threat to public health and safety."
DOGE team members had the ability to access data even after a federal judge temporarily halted access. They sent password-protected files of private records to DOGE affiliates outside the agency.
Legal Fallout
A federal judge ruled in February 2026 that Elon Musk and State Department officials must sit for depositions over their role in DOGE operations. The judge cited inaccuracies and misrepresentations made to the court by the government regarding data handling.
The CFPB fired an employee in February 2026 for disrupting a 2025 meeting between the agency and DOGE representatives — a year after the confrontation.
NBC News: DOGE May Have Misused Social Security Data
This is not about efficiency. This is a small group of unelected individuals accessing the personal data of every American who has ever had a Social Security number, sharing it through unauthorized channels, and coordinating with organizations whose explicit goal is to challenge election results.
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