“The national coin shortage was done intentionally, the Mint is no longer releasing coins into circulation aka this is the beginning of the end of paper money.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 2 Jul 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Reduced retail activity and a temporary reduction in coin production, both due to COVID-19, caused a shortage.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 July 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 July 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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