“The U.S. is sending everyone (a) free $16,800 right now.”
Social media posts
in a Facebook post. Claim dated 2 Dec 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The U.S. government has not announced it’s sending out $16,800 payments. Another sign of a scam: The link included in the social media post is not affiliated with the federal government.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 December 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 December 2023, 17 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0tccZKGeTRBGiBvMg9VpVDU1PgiBhVL6Lh…
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