A July 2 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a video claiming that the media used the Titan submersible implosion to divert people's attention from free health credits.
“Guys, the media was using the sub to cover up the real news,” a narrator says in the video. “I’m exposing what they’re trying to hide from you. Any low-income American, even if you’re unemployed, can claim a free $1,300 a month in health credits. This is a state-issued incentive that can be used to cover all your bills.”
The narrator goes on to claim that everyone is entitled to receive the credits and any person seeking to qualify "just can’t have Medicare or Medicaid."
Similar versions of the health credit claim on Facebook used either a different script or different footage.
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The post attempts to connect the Titan submersible deaths to a health credit offer, but there's no evidence of a link between the two or a "cover up," and the post offers no proof of its claim. There is no such health credit. And the links in the post go to the American Medical Association’s website, not a sign-up for any credits.
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