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  • Fact Check: The President Did NOT Announce New 'Health Credits' For Anyone Making Under $50,000 A Year

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    Did the U.S. president announce a program giving "Health Credits" to anyone making under $50,000 a year? No, that's not true: This claim does not contain any proof of the purported program, and government resources do not show any information detailing any such program as of this writing. The claim originated from a Facebook post published on July 30, 2022,…

    • Aug 8, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: The President Did NOT Announce New 'Health Credits' For Anyone Making Under $50,000 A Year Fact Check: The President Did NOT Announce New 'Health Credits' For Anyone Making Under $50,000 A Year No Credits
  • Fact Check: Federal Government Is NOT Offering 2022 'Stimulus Loans' Worth Up To $40,000 To Help Americans

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    Is the federal government offering "stimulus loans" worth up to $40,000 for Americans? No, that's not true: No such "stimulus loans" have been offered. There are many ads posted on Facebook that try to trick people into believing that fake financial aid is being issued by government entities. The claim appeared in a Facebook post on July 20, 2022. The…

    • Jul 26, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Federal Government Is NOT Offering 2022 'Stimulus Loans' Worth Up To $40,000 To Help Americans Not Gov't Loan
  • Fact Check: Biden Administration Is NOT Providing Solar Panels, Tesla Powerwall To Qualified Homeowners For Free

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    Did the Biden administration develop a program that allows qualified homeowners to receive solar panels and a Tesla Powerwall battery system for free? No, that's not true: Although the administration proposed a $555 billion budget dedicated to clean energy and climate change efforts in 2021, there is no evidence of a program within that budget that would provide solar panels…

    • May 4, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Biden Administration Is NOT Providing Solar Panels, Tesla Powerwall To Qualified Homeowners For Free Fake Program
  • Fact Check: Fourth Stimulus Checks Were NOT Issued In December 2021

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    Was a fourth batch of stimulus checks approved and "coming" in December 2021? No, that's not true: According to information from the U.S. government, by December 2021 the most recent batch of stimulus payments had been sent to qualifying Americans in March 2021. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) on December 13, 2021. The post has a…

    • Apr 18, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Fourth Stimulus Checks Were NOT Issued In December 2021 No 4th Checks
  • Fact Check: Government Medicare Program Does NOT Offer A Flex Card

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    Is the U.S. government's Medicare program providing "flex cards" to qualified seniors that allow them to spend up to $2,800 a year? No, that's not true: Flex cards -- attached to a flexible spending account with money put aside for specific expenses such as medical costs -- are not a part of the Medicare program. Many advertisements promoting these flex…

    • Jan 13, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Government Medicare Program Does NOT Offer A Flex Card Not Medicare
  • Fact Check: U.S. States Are NOT Preventing Cargo Ships From Unloading -- There Is A Backlog Of Ships For Other Reasons

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    Are cargo ships being prevented by U.S. states from unloading goods, causing a backlog? No, that's not true: Although there are dozens of waiting ships at U.S. ports that is resulting in a delivery backlog, the backlog is the result of supply chain problems, changes in consumer demand and port worker availability, not by states preventing ships from unloading their…

    • Sep 28, 2021
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: U.S. States Are NOT Preventing Cargo Ships From Unloading -- There Is A Backlog Of Ships For Other Reasons Not Prevented
  • Fact Check: New Stimulus Checks Are NOT Planned In The U.S. As Of July 15, 2021

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    Are a new round of stimulus checks being issued in the U.S. on July 30, 2021? No, that's not true: This is a prank post intended to lure people in and play a crude joke. There were, as of July 15, 2021, no bills working their way through the U.S. government aimed at issuing further stimulus checks to all Americans.…

    • Jul 15, 2021
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: New Stimulus Checks Are NOT Planned In The U.S. As Of July 15, 2021 Going Ape!
  • Fact Check: Special 'American Homeowner Relief' Program Does NOT Give $3,708 Back To Homeowners

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    Does the U.S. government have an "American Homeowner Relief Program" that gives thousands of dollars to homeowners as part of the federal government's COVID-19 stimulus legislation? No, that's not true: No federal stimulus program by that name exists and there are no such stimulus payments available specifically to U.S. homeowners, according to a mortgage expert. The claim - made in…

    • May 17, 2021
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Special 'American Homeowner Relief' Program Does NOT Give $3,708 Back To Homeowners No Such Plan
  • Fact Check: Kids Do NOT Have To Have The Same Father To Receive The $1,400 Stimulus Check

    Fact Check

    Do kids have to have the same father to receive the $1,400 stimulus check? No, that's not true: Nothing in the 628-page legislation, known as the American Rescue Plan, specifies that. Some users on social media apparently took the claim as real, but all signs suggest it is satire. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) published by…

    • Mar 12, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Kids Do NOT Have To Have The Same Father To Receive The $1,400 Stimulus Check It's A Joke
  • Fact Check: 92% Of The $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Bill Is NOT Going To 'Foreign Entities'

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    Is 92% of the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill going to "foreign entities"? No, that's not true: The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 consists almost entirely of domestic spending, a fact that's confirmed by experts and the legislation itself. The claim is made without sources or evidence. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) published on March 8,…

    • Mar 10, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: 92% Of The $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Bill Is NOT Going To 'Foreign Entities' False Numbers
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