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“The FedNow program “is going to replace your paper currency.”
Social media posts Facebook post. Claim dated 2 Apr 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

What PolitiFact found

The FedNow Service is an instant payment infrastructure developed by the Federal Reserve. It will not replace paper currency.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 2 April 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 April 2023, 24 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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