Rumours of a tariff rebate, inflation cheques, or a fourth stimulus cheque are making waves on Social media. While over 8 million New Yorkers will receive inflation rebate cheques of up to $400 (£296), starting at the end of September, there is no confirmation from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or Congress of new stimulus cheques in varying amounts of $1,702 (£1,259) to $2,000 (£1,408) for Americans this year.
Hence, such news should be scrutinised and cross-checked with official sources, as it could be misinformation or attempts at fraud by scammers. Reports have also emerged that scammers are sending fake texts by impersonating IRS officials.
