Stimulus payment February 2026, IRS direct deposit relief, tariff dividend & tax refund fact check

Claims about new stimulus checks, IRS direct deposits, relief payments and tariff dividends spread throughout 2025 — and they ...
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Stimulus checks: IRS says money sent to the deceased must be returned

The Internal Revenue Service has updated its guidance around stimulus checks sent to deceased Americans, saying that economic relief payments made to those individuals must be returned to the federal ...
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Stimulus checks: IRS sets Wednesday deadline for economic impact payment by direct deposit

WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department and the IRS are urging taxpayers who want to get their economic impact payments directly deposited to their bank accounts to enter their information online by ...
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Stimulus check update: Here's what debit cards for second stimulus payment will look like

CHICAGO -- Stimulus checks have been sent out to millions of people, but many will actually be getting their payment via a debit card. Last year, many people received their stimulus payment via direct ...
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IRS Stimulus Checks Update: No new $1,390 payout this August, here’s what taxpayers should know — Fact Check

Rumors circulating online about new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) stimulus checks being issued this summer have been declared false by officials. Claims that taxpayers would soon receive $1,390 ...

Bigger tax refunds are coming for 2026 — what it could mean for the economy

Bigger tax refunds could be coming in 2026 due to changes enacted in President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill." Here's ...
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IRS Refund Rumor Spreads Online, but No New Checks Are Coming

In August 2025, widespread posts on social media began circulating claims that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was preparing to issue new $1,390 tax refund checks to millions of Americans. The ...