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My girlfriend is 62. Can she claim her late husband’s full Social Security benefit — or does she have to wait?

KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) and Market Watch describe the same event in different terms.

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As of July 29, 2026 at 10:09 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened “Her husband passed away 10 years ago. They had been married for more than 20 years.”.
The headline split MarketWatch frames it as "My girlfriend is 62. Can she claim her late husband’s full Social Security benefit — or d...". KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) frames it as "Prairie Village woman pleads guilty to fraud after collecting late husband's Social Secur...".
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CenterMy girlfriend is 62. Can she claim her late husband’s full Social Security benefit — or does she have to wait?

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MarketWatchNews report · Jul 29, 10:01 PM

My girlfriend is 62. Can she claim her late husband’s full Social Security benefit — or does she have to wait?

“Her husband passed away 10 years ago. They had been married for more than 20 years.”

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KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City)News report · Jul 29, 10:09 PM

Prairie Village woman pleads guilty to fraud after collecting late husband's Social Security benefits

A Prairie Village, Kansas, woman pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday for collecting the Social Security Administration benefits of her late husband for four years.

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Jul 29, 10:01 PM: MarketWatch joined the source map.

Jul 29, 10:09 PM: KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) joined the source map.

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