The Dead WERE Getting Paid, The Era of 'Pay First, Ask Questions Later' IS Over

The 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson · Jul 22, 2026 · 16m

Treasury Department Payment Screening The U.S. Treasury Department prevented nearly $99 million in federal payments from being sent to individuals identified as deceased. A new verification system reviewed 885 million federal payments totaling $2.77 trillion and flagged approximately 4,900 payments connected to deceased recipients. This demonstrates the effectiveness of enhanced fraud detection and payment verification systems. Government Fraud and Improper Payments Estimates that federal improper payments could reach up to $500 billion annually, citing this as evidence of widespread waste…