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The stimulus actually IS a 2020 stimulus, but advance payments were send out before the 2020 tax returns could be files so they estimated that by using the 2019 tax returns. If you did not already receive it the it will be added to your 2020 refund.
(The third stimulus is a 2021 stimulus and is not included in 2020.)
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/economic-impact-payments-what-you-need-to-know
"Eligible taxpayers who filed tax returns for either 2019 or 2018 will automatically receive an economic impact payment of up to $1,200"
Where at the IRS website did you see that the stimulus payment is based on 2020 ?
17. A qualifying child is a child who meets the following conditions:
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