When you prepared your 2021 tax return you were being asked if you received the 3rd EIP payment last year---the one for $1400 per person. The IRS sent out letter 6475 to you about that if you got that payment. If you are not sure whether you received the 3rd EIP payment you should check your own bank records for deposits of $1400 per person from mid-March 2021 onward. And check the IRS online account for each of you to see if the IRS says they sent it to you.
https://www.irs.gov/payments/your-online-account
If the IRS did not send you the $1400 per person then it was correct for you to get it as a recovery rebate credit on your 2021 tax return.
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