In June 2024, a rumor spread online claiming the IRS was giving Americans $8,700 stimulus checks, subsidies, incentives, or benefits. This is not true. As of June 12, the search string "irs $8700 stimulus check irs gov" is still trending on Google. There is no new stimulus check. The government is not providing any special assistance similar to the payments in 2020 and 2021. I wish they were, but it's just not real.
The rumor about the $8,700 stimulus check payments from the IRS via IRS.gov likely originated from paid advertising on RU-vid. Since at least 2023, RU-vid ads have claimed Americans can qualify for special payments of $6,400, $1,400, or other amounts of money. These ads often describe these payments as stimulus checks or subsidies. Sometimes, the scammers call them incentives or benefits. None of it is real.
There is no $8,700 stimulus check in 2024. The scam ads likely lead users to fill out surveys, asking for personal information such as homeowner details and household income. Don't provide this information. Scammers might sell it to third parties or collect a commission fee for the data. Whatever the case, avoid giving out your personal or financial information to anyone.
If there were a new $8,700 stimulus check from the IRS, it would be major news on every website. Instead, there's no news about it because it's not real. Google searches for the $8,700 stimulus check will likely continue and then switch to a different amount of money soon. The good news is I've already covered this subject, and any other journalists who need to cover the story will surely see my article and benefit from it: www.snopes.com....
I hope you benefited from this video. I wish the $8,700 stimulus check were real and that the IRS was making it available. But it's not, unfortunately. For now, we'll have to accept that the only payment we might receive is a tax refund next year. Please like my video, comment, and share. Thanks for watching.
27 сен 2024
