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Yes, the Plaid class action settlement notice is real
Personal Finance
COVID & Taxes: What's tax deductible and what's not
PPE like masks, gloves and hand sanitizer are tax deductible but what about your home office?
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.
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.
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.
Business
Who is eligible to participate in the Old Navy class action settlement?
Most people who made a purchase at Old Navy between Nov. 12, 2015, and Dec. 2, 2021, are eligible to participate in the class action.
Coronavirus
Did people buy more alcohol during the beginning of the pandemic?
Researchers have found alcohol sales spiked in mid-March 2020 and have remained higher than in previous years for most of the months since.
VERIFY
The 5 most-read VERIFY stories in 2021
There was a lot of misinformation and some surprising truths in 2021. Here are the stories you read the most this year.
Holiday
Yes, there is a Santa shortage for the 2021 Christmas season
There has been an increase in demand this year as well as fewer Santas available – both due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Personal Finance
COVID & Taxes: What's tax deductible and what's not
PPE like masks, gloves and hand sanitizer are tax deductible but what about your home office?
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.
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.
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.
Business
Who is eligible to participate in the Old Navy class action settlement?
Most people who made a purchase at Old Navy between Nov. 12, 2015, and Dec. 2, 2021, are eligible to participate in the class action.
Coronavirus
Did people buy more alcohol during the beginning of the pandemic?
Researchers have found alcohol sales spiked in mid-March 2020 and have remained higher than in previous years for most of the months since.
VERIFY
The 5 most-read VERIFY stories in 2021
There was a lot of misinformation and some surprising truths in 2021. Here are the stories you read the most this year.
Holiday
Yes, there is a Santa shortage for the 2021 Christmas season
There has been an increase in demand this year as well as fewer Santas available – both due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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