There are no "relief" payments being issued by direct deposit or check for the remainder of 2025, and none are planned for 2026. The rumors of $1,390 "stimulus" checks being issued to taxpayers are frequently recurring — and absolutely false. Couched in terminology derived from past or proposed federal and state relief payments for inflation, tax refunds, and even DOGE cost-saving rebates, it has been easy for fraudsters and clickbait artists to entice and mislead the public. The deadline for the last st ...