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  • Fact Check: Trump Administration Has NOT Proposed 2025 Stimulus Checks As Of February 18, 2025 -- 'Stimmy' Rumors Rampant But Unfounded

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    Has the Trump administration proposed payment of a 2025 economic stimulus check to Americans, as multiple social media posts claim? No, that's not true: Viral social media posts circulating in February 2025 built traffic by spreading the rumor that stimulus checks of up to $8,000 were soon to be distributed. But there is no public record of President Donald Trump…

    • Feb 18, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Trump Administration Has NOT Proposed 2025 Stimulus Checks As Of February 18, 2025 -- 'Stimmy' Rumors Rampant But Unfounded Stimmy Rumors
  • Fact Check: NO New Stimulus Or DOGE Payments Available To Every US Citizen As Of March 10, 2025

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    Did the U.S. government announce new cost-of-living stimulus or "DOGE" dividends to Americans as of March 10, 2025? No, that's not true: These are a long-running series of false posts that use false benefit claims to convince internet users to go to non-government websites that ask for personal information, using various tactics common to scams. A video in the post…

    • Jan 6, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: NO New Stimulus Or DOGE Payments Available To Every US Citizen As Of March 10, 2025 No New Checks
  • Fact Check: Biden NOT Giving Out $6,400 Stimulus Checks Before Leaving Office

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    Did President Joe Biden announce "emergency" $6,400 stimulus checks in November 2024? No, that's not true: An online search found no such announcement from Biden, the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service. Those two government agencies administered three earlier stimulus programs. The claim appeared in a video post on Facebook (archived here) on November, 20, 2024,…

    • Nov 25, 2024
    • by: Randy Travis
    Fact Check: Biden NOT Giving Out $6,400 Stimulus Checks Before Leaving Office No New Checks
  • Fact Check: $1,000 Stimulus Check Was NOT Announced In November 2024

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    Was it reported in November 2024 that every American was eligible for a $1,000 stimulus check to help combat skyrocketing credit card debt? No, that's not true: The government made no such announcement. An AI detector found substantial evidence that the voice track of a video saying so on social media is the product of artificial intelligence. The claim appeared…

    • Nov 20, 2024
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: $1,000 Stimulus Check Was NOT Announced In November 2024 Fake Broadcast
  • Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Promote $5,600 Government 'Health Spending Card' For All Americans In Need

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    Did former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama appear in a video promotion for a federal program giving out monthly $5,600 health spending cards to spend on bills, gas, groceries or "anything else you can think of"? No, that's not true: A video of Michelle Obama taken from a BBC interview has been altered with a fake voiceover that sounds like…

    • Dec 8, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Promote $5,600 Government 'Health Spending Card' For All Americans In Need No Endorsement
  • Fact Check: Calling A 1-800 Number Does NOT Help Get 'Stimulus Deposit' -- US Government Did NOT Distribute Such Payments In November 2023

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    Could a call to a hotline number expedite receiving a "stimulus deposit" in November 2023? No, that's not true: The federal government was not distributing such payments as of this writing. The toll-free number shared on social media was a sex hotline, not a contact of a federal agency. The claim reappeared in a post on Facebook on November 29,…

    • Nov 30, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Calling A 1-800 Number Does NOT Help Get 'Stimulus Deposit' -- US Government Did NOT Distribute Such Payments In November 2023 No Such Thing
  • Fact Check: IRS Is NOT Issuing 'Fourth Round' Of Stimulus Checks In 10 States On November 30, 2023

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    Will 10 states be issuing a fourth round of IRS stimulus checks on November 30, 2023? No, that's not true: There is no 2023 federal tax benefit stimulus program from the IRS nor are all the states listed in a social media post issuing their own stimulus checks. Virginia will be issuing rebate checks to eligible taxpayers before November 30,…

    • Nov 21, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: IRS Is NOT Issuing 'Fourth Round' Of Stimulus Checks In 10 States On November 30, 2023 IRS: Nah
  • Fact Check: Shaq Did NOT Endorse $6,400 Stimulus Check Card In Early November 2023

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    Did former basketball star and current media personality Shaquille O'Neal promote a stimulus check card? No, that's not true: The video making this claim uses a fake voice. O'Neal did not actually contribute his likeness or his voice to an advertisement for the so-called stimulus check card. The claim is the latest effort in a continuing scam to deceive online…

    • Nov 15, 2023
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Shaq Did NOT Endorse $6,400 Stimulus Check Card In Early November 2023 Fake Voice
  • Fact Check: Rapper Lil Wayne Did NOT Endorse $6,400 'Health Allowance Card'

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    Did rapper Lil Wayne endorse a health allowance card in an online promotion? No, that's not true: Lil Wayne, who purportedly backed the plan, did not post such an endorsement on his official social media channels. The claim that the government is freely giving out health benefits worth thousands of dollars is a scam. Such scams are usually attached to…

    • Nov 8, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Rapper Lil Wayne Did NOT Endorse $6,400 'Health Allowance Card' Fake Audio
  • Fact Check: There Is NO Federal Benefits Program Offering $5,600 'Health Spending Cards'

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    Is the federal government giving out health spending cards worth up to $5,600 that every American qualifies for? No, that's not true: The claim that the government is freely giving out health spending cards with thousands of dollars on them is a scam. Such scams are usually attached to some sort of advertorial asking whether one needs federal assistance or…

    • Aug 22, 2023
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: There Is NO Federal Benefits Program Offering $5,600 'Health Spending Cards' Benefits Scam
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