No, a new $1,000 stimulus check hasn’t been approved as Donald Trump takes office

A popular video claims the government has approved a new $1,000 stimulus card ahead of President-elect Donald Trump taking office in January. But the only thing this video stimulates is déjà vu.

The video, posted Dec. 3 on Facebook, showed Trump speaking at a campaign rally, promising to deregulate agencies on his first day in office.

"In a shocking, unprecedented move," the video’s narrator then says, "a no-strings-attached $1000 stimulus has been rushed through prior to the incoming term in an effort to kick-start the economy immediately. Every U.S. resident qualifies no exceptions. The plan is to have the money in applicants’ accounts within 24 hours or less."

The narrator then directs viewers to click on a web link rather than make any phone calls or send any texts.

The Facebook video 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, Threads and Instagram.)

This offer isn’t real. Congress has approved no bills authorizing the disbursement of a new $1,000 stimulus card to all Americans. Lawmakers did approve stimulus payments, but that was in 2020 and 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic to give Americans a financial buffer against lost job and higher goods and services prices.

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said “if every member of Congress had to resign for doing what Matt Gaetz has been accused of, Democrats would have a supermajority.’"

Two such stimulus payments came during Trump’s first term. But the two legislative chambers have not approved such relief in 2024.

The Trump clip was from an Oct. 31 rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

"I will sign an executive order directing every federal agency to immediately remove every single burdensome regulation driving up the cost of goods," Trump said. But a transcript of the speech showed Trump did not promise to give all U.S. residents a $1,000 stimulus card.

The website linked to the video is also not an official federal government site. Legitimate government websites use ".gov" or ".mil" domains in their addresses.

PolitiFact has checked several similar claims about nonexistent government programs that promise to help pay for groceries and other expenses.

The U.S. government warns the public about online scams, saying, "The government does not offer free money or grants to people for personal needs." People can report scams to the Federal Trade Commission. 

We rate the claim that a $1,000 stimulus card has been approved ahead of Trump’s term False.