Are you seeing rumors of a fourth stimulus check in 2024? We separate fact from fiction and tell you what's really happening with government payments.

Without approval from Congress or the Internal Revenue Service, no payment can be issued. $2,000 stimulus checks have not been confirmed and are unlikely to arrive in December 2025. People should take any news or notifications that claim otherwise with caution, as they are fraudulent.

Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary, also known as “Mr. Wonderful,” is warning Americans against the idea of a $2,000 tariff stimulus check. President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated throughout 2025 the idea of a stimulus check for low- to middle-income Americans paid for by tariff revenue.

Three months later, the downturn has been declared an official recession and the official unemployment rate has soared into double digits, heightening calls for a second round of stimulus checks. There's good news and bad news on the prospects for ...