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Money
Yes, the IRS requires people to report income from stolen property and illegal activities
Travel
Yes, airlines have to reimburse you for ‘reasonable’ items if your bag is lost or delayed
If your flight lands but your bags don’t, airlines have to reimburse you for items you need to buy until your bags arrive — so long as the items are “reasonable.”
Money
If your flight lands but your bags don’t, airlines have to reimburse you for items you need to buy until your bags arrive
Airlines have to reimburse you for ‘reasonable’ items if your bag is lost or delayed
Money
Yes, you need to claim the child tax credit on your 2021 return, even if you got advance payments
You may have gotten monthly checks already, but you’re likely still owed more money. To get that, you need to claim your advance child tax credit payments.
Education
No, the Navient settlement doesn’t cancel loans for federal student borrowers
The settlement will lead to the cancellation of $1.7 billion in private student loan debt and $95 million in small restitution payments for some federal borrowers.
Coronavirus
Yes, private insurers are now required to cover the cost of at-home COVID-19 tests
Under a new Biden Administration policy, private insurance companies are now required to cover up to eight free at-home COVID-19 tests per month.
Business
Business won't be fined for vaccine-or-test mandate after Supreme Court ruling
Fines from OSHA could have ranged from more than $10,000 per violation to more than $100,000 per violation.
Money
No, the tax deadline has not been extended past April for 2022
For the past two years, the IRS has pushed the tax filing deadline past April. The agency hasn’t done the same this year.
Money
No, the federal government is not taxing the third stimulus check
The IRS says the third stimulus check from the federal government is not considered gross income and is therefore not taxable.
VERIFY
Fact-checking Top Headlines: types of masks, Old Navy settlement and Jan 6 protests
Fact-checking whether cloth masks are as effective as surgical masks, if an Old Navy class action email is legit and whether the Jan 6th insurrection was an unarmed
Travel
Yes, you can receive compensation from an airline if you are involuntarily denied boarding
Sometimes referred to as being “bumped,” involuntary denied boarding occurs when an airline makes a passenger give up their seat.
Health
Yes, Philips has recalled some of its ventilators, CPAP and BiPAP machines
Several Philips ventilators, CPAP and BiPAP machines were recalled in June 2021. The company is currently working to repair and replace the affected devices.
Travel
Yes, airlines have to reimburse you for ‘reasonable’ items if your bag is lost or delayed
If your flight lands but your bags don’t, airlines have to reimburse you for items you need to buy until your bags arrive — so long as the items are “reasonable.”
Money
If your flight lands but your bags don’t, airlines have to reimburse you for items you need to buy until your bags arrive
Airlines have to reimburse you for ‘reasonable’ items if your bag is lost or delayed
Money
Yes, you need to claim the child tax credit on your 2021 return, even if you got advance payments
You may have gotten monthly checks already, but you’re likely still owed more money. To get that, you need to claim your advance child tax credit payments.
Education
No, the Navient settlement doesn’t cancel loans for federal student borrowers
The settlement will lead to the cancellation of $1.7 billion in private student loan debt and $95 million in small restitution payments for some federal borrowers.
Coronavirus
Yes, private insurers are now required to cover the cost of at-home COVID-19 tests
Under a new Biden Administration policy, private insurance companies are now required to cover up to eight free at-home COVID-19 tests per month.
Business
Business won't be fined for vaccine-or-test mandate after Supreme Court ruling
Fines from OSHA could have ranged from more than $10,000 per violation to more than $100,000 per violation.
Money
No, the tax deadline has not been extended past April for 2022
For the past two years, the IRS has pushed the tax filing deadline past April. The agency hasn’t done the same this year.
Money
No, the federal government is not taxing the third stimulus check
The IRS says the third stimulus check from the federal government is not considered gross income and is therefore not taxable.
VERIFY
Fact-checking Top Headlines: types of masks, Old Navy settlement and Jan 6 protests
Fact-checking whether cloth masks are as effective as surgical masks, if an Old Navy class action email is legit and whether the Jan 6th insurrection was an unarmed
Travel
Yes, you can receive compensation from an airline if you are involuntarily denied boarding
Sometimes referred to as being “bumped,” involuntary denied boarding occurs when an airline makes a passenger give up their seat.
Health
Yes, Philips has recalled some of its ventilators, CPAP and BiPAP machines
Several Philips ventilators, CPAP and BiPAP machines were recalled in June 2021. The company is currently working to repair and replace the affected devices.
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