President Trump awards Charlie Kirk posthumous Medal of Freedom
President Donald Trump awarded Charlie Kirk a posthumous Medal of Freedom. Kirk died after being shot at Utah Valley University.
- Americans shouldn’t get their hopes up as recent stimulus claims are entirely false.
- At this point, it doesn’t seem likely that a stimulus check will be arriving for Americans in 2025.
- Several states, including New York, have sent or are sending out “inflation relief checks” to residents who paid higher sales taxes due to inflation.
Talk of a potential 2025 stimulus payment or inflation refund check continues to spread online through social media and unverified websites.
The rumors and speculation suggest the checks could be $1,300, $1,702 or even $2,000 and could arrive as soon as this month. However, Americans shouldn’t get their hopes up as these stimulus claims are entirely false. No officials with Congress or the Internal Revenue Service have confirmed these rumored payments.
Americans must take any news of these stimulus checks with caution as they could be misinformation or attempted fraud.
Here’s the latest verified information on stimulus checks in 2025.
Is there an IRS direct deposit stimulus check coming in October?
No, this is another rumor that has circulated online. Some posts and videos have suggested the IRS will be sending some a direct deposit stimulus payment before the end of October.
There is no official information to support this claim. Neither the IRS nor Congress, which would have to approve of such a payment, have said anything to support this claim.
Is Trump giving a stimulus check in 2025?
At this point, it doesn’t seem likely that a stimulus check will be arriving for Americans in 2025.
Earlier in 2025, there was talk of a DOGE dividend, which would be funded by money the department cut from other groups.
Though politicians and President Donald Trump himself talked about the idea, the stimulus checks was never formally approved by Congress, which is the required first step in the process. There has been no news about this proposal for months.
What happened with tariff rebate checks?
There was also talk about using the funds generated from Trump’s tariffs to send a rebate check to some taxpayers.
After Trump commented on this idea, Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley proposed the American Worker Rebate Act of 2025, which would have provided a minimum of $600 per adult and dependent child, or $2,400 for a family of four, according to news officials in August. The bill was referred to a Senate committee, but there were no updates on it as of September.
What about a $2,000 stimulus to offset tariffs?
Rep. Ro Khanna suggested a $2,000 stimulus check for families making under $100,000 a year to offset rising costs, the California Democrat said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, in early October.
“2K stimulus check for Americans under $100K! Unfair tariffs jacked up prices—give it back with $300+ billion tariff revenue. And undo the blanket tariffs driving up the cost of housing & groceries,” the post read.
Khanna later added that he was proposing a bill to Congress to make his idea a reality.
“Trump’s blanket tariffs are hurting American families,” he told Newsweek in an email. “I’m looking at how we can provide stimulus checks to working class Americans based on the unfair tax collected on them.”
However, there has been no official news from Congress on the proposal.
Who is getting 2025 inflation refund checks?
Several states, including New York, have sent or are sending out “inflation relief checks” to residents who paid higher sales taxes due to inflation. These are one-time payments with varying amounts based on income, with individuals earning up to $75,000 receiving $200, and married couples filing jointly earning up to $150,000 receiving $400.
Pennsylvania, Georgia and Colorado also offered inflation refund checks to property owners or taxpayers in the same vein, but call them “rebate checks” with differing criteria and qualifications.
