A social media post claiming that Americans will undergo another round of stimulus checks in July this year has been proven wrong.
Chaz Thompson posted on Facebook on July 15 that the US Congress has passed a new legislation that will issue $2,500 in stimulus funds to eligible Americans by the end of this month.
“It passed 10 minutes ago,” the post read. “On July 30, 2021, everyone received another stimulus check of $2500. They did it! The following article tells you what you need to do to make your direct deposit and how to receive it faster and How to track it.”
The post is also accompanied by an external link that contains instructions on how to track and receive a new round of checks. However, clicking on the link will take the reader to a page containing an image of an ape-man’s middle finger.
This post has been shared hundreds of times and is just one of many posts that made the same statement on social media. Another post by a user named Xavier Alexander also claimed that lawmakers had approved another round of stimulus checks.
“It passed 15 minutes ago. We received another $2,500 stimulus check on July 30, 2021,” the post read. “The following article tells you what you need to do to receive it faster and how to track it.”
A post about the fourth stimulus check was marked as “false information” on Facebook.
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Since then, both posts have been marked as “false information” by Facebook.
Although the government uses deposits as part of its rescue plan, calls for more checks have grown in recent weeks. Expanding the child tax credit programAccording to the child tax credit, eligible families will receive $300 per month for each child under the age of 6, and each child between the ages of 6 and 17 will pay $250 per month.
A kind Change.org petition The monthly check for $2,000 has received 2,657,393 signatures for the 3 million goal.
The US Congress has not announced any plans for the fourth stimulus inspection. According to experts, although another round of payments received stable support, as the US economy continues to recover from the effects of COVID-19, the government is unlikely to issue more checks. USA Today.
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