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?

Experts have since said likelihood of a $2,000 tariff dividend check is “effectively zero,” but there could be other checks ...

Are we getting a $2,000 stimulus check payment from IRS in 2026? Here's an update on Supreme Court tariffs decision and Trump ...

President Donald Trump on Friday did not directly address whether his proposed $2,000 tariff stimulus checks will still hit ...

The Supreme Court ruled Trump's tariffs were unconstitutional. Here's what this means for his proposed $2,000 stimulus checks funded by tariffs.

On Jan. 11, Trump claimed that $2,000 stimulus checks could be sent to Americans "toward the end of the year." ...

President Donald Trump appeared to backtrack on any guarantee of Americans receiving $2,000 stimulus checks.

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

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 ...