The claim: Dollar General announced its stores will be open 24 hours a day starting on Aug. 22

As Americans cope with high inflation, some social media users are claiming that a well-known discount retailer will soon keep its doors open around-the-clock.

“Starting Monday August 22 all Dollar General stores will start to stay open around the clock and they will have some new expanded merchandise,” reads the Aug. 14 Facebook post. It was shared more than 200 times in five days.

But the retailer did not make this announcement, and a Dollar General spokesperson told USA TODAY the claim is “not accurate.”

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USA TODAY reached out to social media users who shared the claim for comment.

Dollar General store hours vary by location

Though the Facebook post makes it appear that the company made the announcement on Aug. 13, Dollar General’s website shows no such news release was published that day.

Katie Ellison, a Dollar General spokesperson, said the post is “not accurate” in an email to USA TODAY. Ellison said that store hours vary by location and can be found on Dollar General’s website.

A store in Dallas, Texas, for example, is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., while a store in Dayton, Ohio, is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. A store in Oakville, Washington, is open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., and a store in Frostproof, Florida, is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

AFP Fact Check also debunked the claim.

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