With his tariff policies potentially under threat from the Supreme Court, President Trump over the weekend took to Truth Social to float the idea of doling out a $2,000 “dividend” to every person in America who is not high income.

Although experts have expressed doubt about the fiscal feasibility of such a proposal—and Trump’s own treasury secretary conceded that he knew of no such plan to send out checks—Trump’s post is likely to spark a fresh wave of unsourced news stories designed to induce clicks and raise false hopes among millions of Americans who could actually use a stimulus boost.

Here’s what to know:

In a Truth Social post on Sunday that began with the sentence, “People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS!,” Trump suggested that the government might distribute some tariff revenue directly to Americans.

“Record Investment in the USA, plants and factories going up all over the place. A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone,” Trump posted.

However, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed the idea when he made the rounds on Sunday talk shows. On ABC’s This Week, after conceding that he hadn’t spoken to Trump about the issue,

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