“Biden paid 2.2 million dead people $3.6 billion during the covid pandemic.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Mar 2024.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, some stimulus checks went to dead people. A social media post now falsely claimed that it occurred during the Biden administration. It actually happened during the Trump administration.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 March 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 March 2024, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.
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