“The IRS is taking money away from people who received unemployment benefits.”
Social media posts
in a Facebook post. Claim dated 20 Feb 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
Receiving unemployment benefits does not mean that a federal income tax refund will be reduced.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 February 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 March 2022, 11 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4980903885301975&set=a.113406442051768&type=3&the…
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