claim: President Trump and Congress abolished child support as of 2018.
origin: In September 2017 two headlines created using the prank generatorÂ React365Â suggested that President Trump and Congress had effectively ended all child supportÂ payments as of 2018, blaring â€œNo more child support after 2017!â€ and â€œCHILD SUPPORT SAID TO END BY BEGINNING OF 2018â€: The word salad â€œnewsâ€ content originated withÂ React365, a prank generator whose sole purpose is to enable users to generate fake news and share it on social media: On the footer of each page, a poorly-worded disclaimer explains that its headlines are â€œcreated by usersâ€ and are not a â€œsource of informationâ€: Fake news about child support typically spreads with alacrity. However, there have been no legitimate news reports of either the President or Congress ending (or even intending to end) child support. It is simply false information generated by a prank web site.