“A lot of people can get an additional $2,400” from the CARES Act “and they can do it every month!”
Social media posts
in an Instagram post. Claim dated 19 May 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
A radio station Instagram account gets to $2,400 a month by multiplying $600 times four weeks. But that amount is not available to all Americans. The $600 a week is for unemployed people eligible for federal help.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 May 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 May 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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