“Pelosi’s $1.9 trillion bailout gives EVERY federal employee a $21,000 bonus check… they never lost their job!”
Social media posts
Claim dated 18 Mar 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The law allocates money for an expanded paid-leave fund for federal workers dealing with certain COVID-19-related matters. There is no bonus check. It covers leave that would otherwise be unpaid.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 March 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 March 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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