All U.S. citizens are entitled to $700 per week to stay at home to avoid spread of coronavirus.
The claim has appeared in several posts (archived here), one of which was published on Facebook by Britney Whitley on March 16, 2020. It opened:, All US Citizens are Entitled to $700 USD per week to stay at home to avoid the spread of COVID-19 novel Coronavirus, starting from March 16, 2020. The Government grant pay is accessible to all no matter employment status. Read full article here on how to claim:https://external-preview.redd.it/vxPXEGgL4v8mCGw06IFGsmJNtqWQg-z60xQQ79dHKPY.jpg?auto=webp&s=db7685262e9b352a4888e547f52a244e2ea2cb9f, Users on social media only saw this:, , Several similar posts are making the rounds, but they mention different amounts for the payout: $420, $900, while yet another suggests a range of $700-1,000., Many of the posts use actual television news logos for the image to give the falsehoods an air of authenticity. However, all of the posts take readers to this link:, , Lead Stories has debunked previous hoaxes that link to the same photo. And similar claims have been making the rounds that suggest every household will be getting a specific amount of money in the form of a stimulus check, even though lawmakers have not finalized those relief measures., U.S. citizens may get some economic relief from Congress at some point, but that could still be a few weeks away. On March 17, 2020, the White House announced an $850 million stimulus package, which would also include support for businesses, according to The Washington Post., Also, Republican Sen. Mitt Romney has suggested giving each American adult $1,000, to ensure economic stability, according to CNN. However, this is merely a proposal and has not been taken up by Congress., Until lawmakers take up those measures, posts such as these are spreading some humor but not the truth., Other fact checks by Lead Stories concerning coronavirus misinformation include:, See who is sharing it (it might even be your friends...) and leave the link in the comments.:, "Ryan Cooper, a staff writer and fact-checker for Lead Stories, is the former Director of Programming at CNN International, where he helped shape the networks daily newscasts broadcast to more than 280 million households around the world. He was based at the networks Los Angeles Bureau. There, he managed the team responsible for a three-hour nightly program,\xa0Newsroom LA.", "Formerly, he worked at the headquarters in Atlanta, and he spent four years at the London bureau. An award-winning producer, Cooper oversaw the networks Emmy Award-winning coverage of the uprising in Egypt in 2011. He also served as a supervising producer during much of the networks live reporting on the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in 2006, for which CNN received an Edward R. Murrow Award.", Lead Stories is a fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, deceptive or\n      inaccurate stories (or media) making the rounds on the internet.\n      \n      Spotted something? Let us know!., Lead Stories is a fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, deceptive or\n        inaccurate stories (or media) making the rounds on the internet.\n        \n        Spotted something? Let us know!.
Fact Check: All U.S. Citizens Are NOT Entitled To $700 Per Week To Stay At Home To Avoid Spread Of Coronavirus | Lead Stories