No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (2024)

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Facebook posts

stated on November 16, 2023 in a Facebook post:

"The U.S. is sending everyone a free $6,400 right now.”

No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (3)

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By Sara SwannNovember 29, 2023

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  • The U.S. government has not announced it’s sending everyone $6,400.

  • The link included in the post is not affiliated with the federal government.

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With the holiday shopping season in full swing, social media posts are claiming the United States is sending everyone thousands of dollars with no strings attached.

But don’t load your shopping cart just yet — this is a scam.

A Nov. 16 Facebook video showed people celebrating and displaying phone screens showing hefty sums in bank accounts. The caption read, "The secret free $6,400 you can get right now!"

"The U.S. is sending everyone a free $6,400 right now. You get this payout in under 48 hours and it’s completely free," the video’s narrator said. "Hit that ATM up, get that car you want, take your wifey on a shopping spree or just save it."

No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (6)

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This post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram.)

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No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (7)

No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (8)

Viral image

stated on April 16, 2024 in a Facebook post

“Michelle Obama humiliated after embarrassing photo emerges.”

No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (9)

No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (10)

Misleading posts promising free and fast money are common on social media platforms. PolitiFact has debunked similar claims in the past.

The Facebook post says to receive the free $6,400, people can click the link below the video that leads to "an official U.S. website," answer two questions and talk to a representative.

However, the link leads to a webpage with the URL "carerewardsplus.com" that’s not affiliated with the U.S. government. The site says "not found." When we typed in another URL that’s displayed on the post, advantagecareplans.com, we were redirected to carerewardsplus.com.

We searched and did not find any news articles or U.S. government announcements about a $6,400 giveaway.

The federal government warns that offers of free money or grants from the government are often scams. Government-funded financial assistance programs are only offered through official government websites.

The Federal Trade Commission’s website offers tips on how to avoid these scams and where to report them.

PolitiFact found no evidence the U.S. is sending everyone $6,400 payments. We rate this claim False.

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No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (12)

Instagram posts

stated on April 28, 2024 in a reel:

Video proves all sizes of Starbucks’ paper drink cups hold the same amount of liquid.

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Facebook posts

stated on April 14, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

Esta foto muestra la "imagen más clara jamás tomada de Venus".

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Facebook posts

stated on May 9, 2024 in a video:

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the United States and Ukraine won World War II.

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Facebook posts

stated on May 6, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Image shows Rihanna at the 2024 Met Gala.

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Facebook posts

stated on May 1, 2024 in a Facebook video:

Video shows a mother encouraging her son “who identifies as a cat to use the litter box at school.”

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No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (36)

Facebook posts

stated on May 1, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

"Estudiantes de la Universidad de Harvard cambiaron la bandera estadounidense por la de Palestina."

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No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (38)

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Facebook posts

stated on April 30, 2024 in a Facebook reel:

Video shows “protesters at Harvard replace American flag with Palestinian flag.”

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No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (42)

No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (43)

No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (44)

Facebook posts

stated on April 24, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows Hillary Clinton holding an anti-Donald Trump T-shirt.

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Facebook posts

stated on April 23, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows former President Barack Obama wearing an anti-Donald Trump T-shirt.

No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (49)

No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (50)

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No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (56)

Facebook posts

stated on April 14, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Document shows “Stormy Daniels exonerated Trump herself!”

No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (57)

No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (58)

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No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (60)

Threads posts

stated on April 14, 2024 in a post:

“Not even one rocket (from Iran) hit Israel.”

No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (61)

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No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (64)

Facebook posts

stated on April 6, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Nancy Pelosi busted, Speaker (Mike) Johnson just released it for everyone to see.”

No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (65)

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No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (67)

No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (68)

TikTok posts

stated on March 19, 2024 in a TikTok video:

Alina Habba said New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron took a “$10 million bribe from Joe Biden’s shell companies to convict Donald Trump.”

No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (69)

No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (70)

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    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (72)

    Viral image

    stated on May 8, 2024 in a Threads post:

    South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said, “At least I have the guts to look in the eyes of the animal I’m killing!”

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (73)

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (74)

  • No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (75)

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (76)

    Facebook posts

    stated on May 9, 2024 in a Facebook post:

    “Elon Musk confirms — ’The rapture is going to happen VERY soon.’”

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (77)

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (78)

  • No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (79)

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (80)

    Facebook posts

    stated on May 6, 2024 in a Facebook post:

    This video shows BBC News reporting on the “tragic end of Elon Musk.”

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (81)

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (82)

  • No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (83)

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (84)

    Threads posts

    stated on May 13, 2024 in a Threads post:

    Image shows a “huge snake found by a hiker near South Carolina creek.”

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (85)

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (86)

  • No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (87)

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (88)

    Bret Weinstein

    stated on January 28, 2024 in an Instagram post:

    The World Health Organization is discussing ending the First Amendment.

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (89)

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (90)

  • No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (91)

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (92)

    X posts

    stated on May 9, 2024 in an X post:

    Video shows Muslim migrants in Sweden destroying property because an Israeli singer took part in Eurovision.

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (93)

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (94)

  • No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (95)

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (96)

    X posts

    stated on May 13, 2024 in an X post:

    “Alvin Bragg’s office deleted 3 pages of phone call records of Michael Cohen with Stormy Daniels’ lawyer,” which is evidence tampering.

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (97)

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (98)

  • No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (99)

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (100)

    Donald Trump

    stated on May 10, 2024 in a Truth Social post:

    “Biden wants to immediately stop all aid to Israel.”

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (101)

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (102)

  • No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (103)

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (104)

    Threads posts

    stated on May 12, 2024 in a Threads post:

    Photo shows actor Timothy Olyphant holding a shirt that says “I love Trump because he pisses off all the people I can’t stand.”

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (105)

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (106)

  • No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (107)

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (108)

    Joe Biden

    stated on May 14, 2024 in an interview with Yahoo Finance:

    Inflation “was 9% when I came to office.”

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (109)

    No, the U.S. isn’t sending everyone $6,400 (110)

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