(NEXSTAR) – In an apparent example of government waste, Trump drew laughs during his congressional address Tuesday when he alleged that the Social Security Administration (SSA) had millions of beneficiaries well over 100 years of age.

"Three-point-five million people from age 140 to 149," Trump said, claiming that "money is being paid to many of them."

Perhaps even more shocking was Trump's assertion that "one person is listed at 360 years of age," but is it true that actual taxpayer dollars are being wasted on impossibly-old recipients?

As it turns out, the databases may list those people, but that does not mean they are getting paid benefits.

"The data reported in the media represent people who do not have a date of death associated with their record,"........

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