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Did they actually cut it off? (Even if temporarily?)
Yeah, I am not doubting that this happened, because in the mix of callousness and incompetence on display, it isn't unlikely. But a source would be much appreciated, still.
Here's a Snopes review of what I think is the same specific topic.
It mentions nothing about these being orphan support payments, but rather, these being possibly incorrectly typed SSNs that resulted in their recordkeeping systems assuming, based on the information tied to those SSNs, that the borrowers were, say, 11 years old, when in actuality they were not, and the SSNs had just been inputted incorrectly, even if all other borrower information was accurate.
They also didn't stop these funds, as they were already given out. They're simply "reviewing" them.
We don't need sources, we just go off vibes
they tell a thousand lies in the time it takes to fact check one. We tell one lie, and suddenly every complaint we've ever held against them is invalidated because we're liars.
I think it's obvious how absurd this is.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen this said better. I’ll be quoting you.
wish i could take credit for it, stole the quote from a reddit comment from a few years ago. I'm sure the guy i stole it from stole it from someone else.
That’s cool. I’ll re-gift it, then. Thanks!