Welfare doesn't check if you're really you, and fraudsters have noticed

Global World Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:11:26 GMT Moderate confidence — 71/100

In every other part of our lives, Americans are tracked and scanned and verified.
This is the age of Ring cameras, CAPTCHA and internet cookies.
But suddenly, when it comes to welfare programs, we’re on horseback in the Wild West?

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In every other part of our lives, Americans are tracked and scanned and verified.
This is the age of Ring cameras, CAPTCHA and internet cookies.
But suddenly, when it comes to welfare programs, we’re on horseback in the Wild West?

Sources: The Hill