Social Security has overpaid $21 billion to people’s monthly checks & now it wants the money back

ORLANDO, Fla. — Social Security has overpaid billions to people’s monthly checks -- and now the government wants it back.

As repayment letters in the mail cause panic, insiders are revealing why overpayments weren’t caught.

In a 9 Investigates exclusive, we explain what you can do now, and why all of us may be on the hook.

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