No, the federal government is not offering a $2,200 holiday stimulus payment

The holidays are a time of giving, but contrary to social media posts, a $2,200 federal stimulus check isn’t part of the largesse.

"A new amendment to the Affordable Care Act now allows all Louisiana citizens to receive a one-time $2,200 holiday stimulus payment," said a Dec. 15 Facebook video that mimics a news broadcast. "This financial boost is designed to help families manage the impact of rising inflation during the holidays."

Other versions of the video shared on Facebook say the $2,200 holiday stimulus check is available to residents in Missouri, Arkansas, Michigan, Oklahoma, Ohio, Arizona, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Texas and Wisconsin.

These posts were 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, Instagram and Threads.)

But the videos are a scam. The federal government is not offering a 2024 holiday stimulus check.

The videos’ narrator says people can apply for the payment by clicking the link in the posts by the end of the month. The link redirects to a website to apply for a health plan through a Las Vegas-based insurance agency, not an official government website. Legitimate government websites use ".gov" or ".mil" domains in their addresses.

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The video says the stimulus check is made available through an amendment to the Affordable Care Act, which then-President Barack Obama signed to lower health insurance costs. The law has undergone several changes since it was first passed, but we found no news about an amendment that would give U.S. residents a 2024 stimulus check.

We also searched Google for news of a 2024 stimulus check and found no credible results.

The IRS issued three stimulus checks in 2020 and 2021, according to its website. There’s no mention of a fourth stimulus check in 2024.

The federal government warns about "free money" scams and encourages people to report them to the Federal Trade Commission.

PolitiFact has previously fact-checked several similar scams claiming that the government is offering stimulus payments.

We rate the claim that residents in states across the U.S. are eligible for a $2,200 holiday stimulus payment False.