There is a limited FREE program however not everyone qualified to use it so the ads were not false just not fully transparent. If you want to file for free use one of the IRS FREE FILE options again only if you qualify ... for 2021 your AGI had to be $73K or less ...
Turbo Tax still has a Free Edition for very simple returns. But they are no longer participating in the IRS Free File website.
Start a Turbo Tax return here,
https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online
Or find another free offer at IRS Free File
https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free
