Stimulus Scorecard true 0% 16 Checks mostly true 0% 35 Checks half true 0% 61 Checks mostly false 0% 59 Checks false 0% 51 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 24 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Stimulus Facebook posts stated on December 7, 2022 a post on Facebook A $5,000 stimulus loan is available. By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 6, 2023 Club for Growth Action stated on October 21, 2022 an ad Catherine Cortez Masto "was the deciding vote” to send COVID-19 stimulus checks to more than 1 million prisoners. October 27, 2022 National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 4, 2022 a TV ad. Abigail Spanberger supported “nearly $1 billion in stimulus checks for prisoners, including domestic terrorists.” By Warren Fiske • October 18, 2022 Facebook posts stated on June 12, 2022 a post "President Biden confirm(ed) everyone will receive their $1k gas checks this week!!" By Monique Curet • June 14, 2022 National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 25, 2022 an ad Sen. Mark Kelly voted “for benefits to illegals.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 2, 2022 Jane Timken stated on April 13, 2022 a campaign ad Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing." By Jon Greenberg • April 20, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2022 a Facebook post The IRS is taking money away from people who received unemployment benefits. By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 3, 2022 Facebook posts stated on January 18, 2022 a Facebook post $2,000 stimulus checks were due on Jan. 19. By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 3, 2022 Terry McAuliffe stated on August 23, 2021 a TV ad. Glenn Youngkin “called COVID relief ‘unnecessary.’” By Warren Fiske • September 1, 2021 David Suetterlein stated on August 9, 2021 a floor speech. The General Assembly gave Gov. Ralph Northam “a $1 billion blank check.” By Warren Fiske • August 16, 2021 Bobby Scott stated on July 12, 2021 a tweet. “Every Republican in Congress voted to defund the police when they voted against the American Rescue Plan.” By Warren Fiske • July 22, 2021 Facebook posts stated on May 7, 2021 Facebook posts “Montana is canceling unemployment because of a workforce shortage.” May 12, 2021 Nicole Malliotakis stated on March 8, 2021 a Tweet "If you are a hard-working law-abiding citizen who earns $80,000, you don’t get a stimulus check. But if you are a convicted murderer or rapist sitting in jail, you do." By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 19, 2021 Facebook posts stated on March 13, 2021 an Instagram post “Donald J. Trump’s signature is on the new stimulus checks.” March 16, 2021 Kevin McCarthy stated on March 14, 2021 a tweet The COVID economic relief package “included $600 million for San Francisco, part of which goes to cover the tab for free alcohol and marijuana for the homeless." By Jon Greenberg • March 16, 2021 Bloggers stated on March 8, 2021 a post on Trending Politics “Schumer and Pelosi sneak funding into COVID bill.” By Jon Greenberg • March 11, 2021 Tom Cotton stated on March 6, 2021 a tweet “Senate Democrats just voted to give stimulus checks to criminals in prison.” By Jon Greenberg • March 9, 2021 Marco Rubio stated on March 6, 2021 a tweet In rejecting his amendment, “Democrats voted to send reopening money to schools that refuse to reopen.” By Jon Greenberg • March 9, 2021 Rick Scott stated on March 1, 2021 an interview with CBS News The $1.9 trillion relief package is “about a bridge for Chuck Schumer, a tunnel for Nancy Pelosi.” By Jon Greenberg • March 2, 2021 Ted Budd stated on February 24, 2021 a speech “There’s about 9% of (the American Rescue Plan) actually going to COVID, meaning 91% of it is not even COVID-related.” By Jon Greenberg, Paul Specht • March 1, 2021 Load More Latest Articles Social media is overridden with scams about a payment from the government. This one is legitimate. By Loreben Tuquero • January 15, 2025 The COVID-19 relief package: Where the money goes By Jon Greenberg • March 19, 2021 What’s in the revamped pandemic and stimulus bill now in the Senate? By Jon Greenberg • March 5, 2021 Latest promises about Stimulus Barack Obama Raise the small business investment expensing limit to $250,000 through the end of 2009 Stimulus raised the expensing limit | September 16, 2009 Latest promises about Stimulus
