Claims about new stimulus checks, IRS direct deposits, relief payments and tariff dividends circulated widely throughout 2025 ...

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuhcin said that 80 million Americans will receive stimulus checks via direct deposit by Wednesday. Mnuchin added that those who do not receive their check by Wednesday will ...

No new federal stimulus payments are planned for 2025. Viral posts claimed a $1,702 deposit was coming earlier this month. The IRS warns of scams using fake checks and phishing tactics. WASHINGTON - ...

Discovering that your IRS deposit was sent to a closed bank account can be alarming. However, understanding the process can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Will there be another round of a federal stimulus or state-issued refund? The Austin American-Statesman reports that officials ...

WASHINGTON -- The United States Treasury has issued the first COVID-19 stimulus check payments via direct deposit to some Americans, ABC News has learned. Americans who received their 2018 and/or 2019 ...

Claims about new stimulus checks, IRS direct deposits, relief payments and tariff dividends spread throughout 2025 — and they’re still circulating in 2026. But is there any truth to them?

No new federal stimulus checks are approved for January 2026. Trump’s proposed $2,000 tariff dividend has no finalized plan. Viral "stimulus" claims mostly stem from scams or state‑level programs.

The last round of federal economic‑impact payments went out in 2021, and any new checks would require Congress to pass fresh legislation. In 2024, the IRS sent automatic payments to eligible taxpayers ...