On Saturday, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits — also known as food stamps — will run out for more than 40 million Americans. Those millions of Americans are collateral damage from what is thus far the second-longest government shutdown in US history.

But even as the looming deadline has underscored the very real impact of the deadlock in Washington, DC, it has also led to the latest flare-up of America’s decades-long war over welfare benefits. On social media, creators are gaining views by posting rage bait posing as people receiving food assistance living a life of luxury on the government’s dime. These videos have racked up millions of views and tons of angry responses.

Krissy Clark is a journalist who has covered the social safety net on The Uncertain Hour pod

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