By definition, a dividend is a distribution of profits by a corporation to its shareholders and a refund is a payment made back to a user that previously paid for something. A stimulus check, on the other hand, is a direct payment to encourage spending and stimulate the economy by putting money directly into the consumers' hands.

President Trump has floated the idea of giving taxpayers a $5,000 refund check as a dividend from savings created by DOGE. Here's what to know.

Wondering if you are going to get $5,000 from DOGE? Is it a DOGE dividend check, stimulus check or refund? Here's what to know on Trump's plan.

It’s wildly unfeasible,’ one Yale economist says of an idea being floated by Elon Musk to claw back large sums of money for American taxpayers. Who wouldn’t want a “DOGE dividend?” Such an idea is evidently being floated at the highest levels of government.

The DOGE Dividend: Elon Musk just said DOGE is considering sending $5,000 refund checks to US taxpayers. This plan would send 79 MILLION households a total of ~$400 BILLION, which is 20% of DOGE's projected savings by 2026. What does this mean? Let us explain. (a thread) pic.twitter.com/T8XhunCnpF

There’s been a lot of chatter about the possibility of another round of stimulus checks, and even Trump and Musk seem to be on board, but will it happen?

A social media post claiming the U.S. government would issue $5,000 stimulus checks, referred to as "DOGE dividends," on a make-believe date in February appears to have fooled some people online. Anti-Trump PAC The Lincoln Project posted on X,