# Social Security and Medicare Myths: Sources Hub: [[Topics/Social Security and Medicare Myths/Social Security and Medicare Myths|Social Security and Medicare Myths]] | Source | Link | Supports | |---|---|---| | SSA History, "Internet Myths" | [link](https://www.ssa.gov/history/InternetMyths.html) | Rebuttals of the five "promises", the trust fund and the general-fund claim | | Snopes, "Social Security history lesson post" (Oct 28, 2026) | [link](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/social-security-history-lesson-post/) | Rating of the Oct 25 post; 1983 and 1993 benefit-taxation history; the Gore vote; SSI confusion | | FactCheck.org, "FDR's 'Voluntary' Social Security" (2009) | [link](https://www.factcheck.org/2009/03/fdrs-voluntary-social-security/) | Earlier debunk of the same email | | SSA History, Social Security card versions | [link](https://www.ssa.gov/history/ssn/ssnversions.html) | When the "not for identification" legend was used | | SSA History FAQ | [link](https://www.ssa.gov/history/hfaq.html) | Same, plus the 1972 change | | SSA History, budget treatment of the trust funds | [link](https://www.ssa.gov/history/BudgetTreatment.html) | Unified budget from fiscal 1969; off-budget 1990 | | SSA, 2026 COLA fact sheet | [link](https://www.ssa.gov/news/en/cola/factsheets/2026.html) | 2026 wage base, $184,500 | | IRS, Topic no. 751 | [link](https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc751) | 7.65% employee rate; 15.3% self-employed | | @krispykriskring, Social Security card post, Oct 25, 2026 | [link](https://x.com/krispykriskring/status/2114500094418428187) | Trigger post | | @marshallpittman, quote post, Oct 26, 2026 | [link](https://x.com/marshallpittman/status/2114728827276419550) | Marshall's interaction |