No new federal stimulus checks are authorized for November 2025; Congress has not passed any new legislation, and the IRS has made no confirmation. President Donald Trump has proposed using tariff revenue to pay a dividend of at least $2,000 per person (excluding high-income individuals), but this is currently just a proposal.

Don’t spend that money just yet! Rumors are circulating online that the federal government will issue new stimulus checks before the end of the year. But Congress has not passed any legislation authorizing payments,

Rumors continue swirling online about IRS relief payments landing in bank accounts by November or year’s end — but are they true?

"A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone," the president wrote on Truth Social Nov. 9.

During this week, posts circulated on social networks claiming that Americans would receive a $2,000 federal check by direct deposit in November. The messages, which spread quickly