Veterans will not receive $3000 stimulus
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Ray Davis jr
Apr 25, 2024, 9:14:06 AMApr 25
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Dear Readers,
I have seen a lot of misinformation about veterans receiving a $3000 stimulus payment.
This is false. it never was something that was proposed. It is just some idiot online trying to use the phrase as clickbait.
Always remember, the government will announce it on their official website if it is a true statement. The website "Marco" is a scam website where I first saw it. Also other websites have no real reporters and just use AI (artificial intelligence program) to generate an article and without checking it they put it out.
See partial article below, with link for complete article.
Your editor,
Ray B Davis, Jr
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An erroneous report and AI-generated search results fueled some of the false claims that the VA is sending out stimulus checks.
Author: Kelly Jones
Published: 5:24 PM EDT April 24, 2024
Updated: 5:24 PM EDT April 24, 2024
In recent months, multiple VERIFY readers who receive benefits from the government have reached out asking if they will see more money this year to help with rising costs due to inflation.
Are veterans receiving a $3,000 federal stimulus check in 2024?
THE ANSWER
No, veterans are not receiving a $3,000 federal stimulus check in 2024.
WHAT WE FOUND
A spokesperson with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) confirmed to VERIFY there is no stimulus check coming for eligible veterans in 2024. The misinformation appears to stem from inaccurate reporting about a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) applied to veterans’ benefits at the beginning of the year.
The “VA does not issue any form of stimulus to Veterans,” a VA spokesperson told VERIFY.
No one, including veterans, is getting a federal stimulus payment in 2024, the Internal Revenue Service told VERIFY.
The misinformation about a veteran stimulus check began with an incorrect report from Newsweek that the COLA adjustment came in the form of a stimulus check, the VA told VERIFY. That article has since been corrected to remove any reference to a stimulus payment.
How the misinformation spread
Sadeghi told AARP these articles about imminent stimulus checks are a staple of “content farms,” which are “supposed news sites that regurgitate dubious information and often rely on AI-generated articles with little or no human oversight.”
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THE ANSWER
No, veterans are not receiving a $3,000 federal stimulus check in 2024.
WHAT WE FOUND
A spokesperson with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) confirmed to VERIFY there is no stimulus check coming for eligible veterans in 2024. The misinformation appears to stem from inaccurate reporting about a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) applied to veterans’ benefits at the beginning of the year.
The “VA does not issue any form of stimulus to Veterans,” a VA spokesperson told VERIFY.
No one, including veterans, is getting a federal stimulus payment in 2024, the Internal Revenue Service told VERIFY.
The misinformation about a veteran stimulus check began with an incorrect report from Newsweek that the COLA adjustment came in the form of a stimulus check, the VA told VERIFY. That article has since been corrected to remove any reference to a stimulus payment.
How the misinformation spread
Sadeghi told AARP these articles about imminent stimulus checks are a staple of “content farms,” which are “supposed news sites that regurgitate dubious information and often rely on AI-generated articles with little or no human oversight.”
For complete article go to:
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