“If your employer is mandating any pokes, do not quit. Make them fire you. That way you get unemployment benefits.”
Social media posts
in a Facebook post. Claim dated 4 Aug 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Unemployment payments are provided to Americans who fall out of a job through no fault of their own. Getting fired for cause or misconduct is a different story.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 August 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 August 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2955788271343206&set=a.1661041110817935&type=3&th…
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