Rumors of "double" Social Security checks have become a recurring feature of the online economy of fear, promising sudden ...

Since at least 2012, a persistent internet rumor has claimed that U.S. Social Security payments are being renamed as "Federal Benefit Payments." In August 2025, the rumor spread again in various ...

Social Security checks have undergone a huge change, and it has some people up in arms. That’s because the Treasury Department stopped issuing paper checks for tax refunds, Social Security payments, ...