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Is a new round of stimulus checks being issued in the US on July 30, 2021?

By Chandler Friedman
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A social media post on July 15, 2021, claiming new stimulus checks were coming, is a prank to lure people in for a crude joke. There were, as of July 15, no bills pending in Congress to issue further stimulus checks.

The post, which falsely claimed checks for $2,500 would be coming on July 30, contained a link. Those who clicked the link were greeted with a middle-finger salute from a gorilla.

As of July 14, 2021, there were two proposals for additional stimulus funds, but no viable legislation pending.

-- On March 31, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden sent to President Biden a proposal for additional payments, signed by 21 senators. It had not progressed past the drafting stage.

--2.6 million people had signed a Change.org petition urging Congress to fund new stimulus checks.

Lead Stories' review of the Congressional Record found no recent action for new stimulus checks.

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US Senate Finance Committee Draft of Senators' letter to Biden seeking additional stimulus payments
US Congress Congressional Record
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Lead Stories is a fact checking and debunking website at the intersection of big data and journalism that launched in 2015. It scouts for trending stories, images, videos and posts that contain false information in order to fact check them as quickly as possible. It actively monitors the fake-news ecosystem and doesn’t wait for reader tips or reports before getting started on a story.
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