False: Viral Post About Stimulus Checks

The viral post is a hoax. Misbar’s investigation found that clicking on the link in the post leads to a picture of a gorilla with its middle finger raised.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell did say this week that lawmakers will be looking to make “another direct payment” to people economically impacted by the pandemic. However, this second payment will be directed towards people who are unemployed or have lower incomes. 

Senators Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, and Ed Market proposed a recurring $2,000/month stimulus check throughout the rest of the pandemic.

Harris said: “Together, with Bernie Sanders and Ed Markey, I’m proposing that we have not just that one-time check of $1,200. Through the course of this pandemic and crisis, we need to give people $2,000 a month as recurrent payments—people below a certain income level—to help them and sustain them through these months of crisis so at the end of it, they can get back up on their feet instead of falling deep deep deep into the crevices of this crisis. And, it does not make any sense, to your point, when we have Republicans in Congress who are standing in the way of supporting working people who have recently lost their jobs—[and] have every intention of working—when we can get through this crisis and [they] just need help from their government.”

The Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act would provide recurrent $2,000 payments. However, it has not yet been decided on by Congress, and McConnell does not believe in monthly stimulus checks. Depending on the Congressional meeting, the new stimulus package may be introduced in this coming week.