classic

inflammatory mainstream headline burying a hint of truth beneath what they hope will be immediately dismissed by the normies

Old dollars aren't invalidated, they're just removed from circulation when they are sent to a bank. The bank gives stacks of worn dollars to the treasury and the treasury provides crisp dollars back to the bank.

Old dollars naturally filter their way out of circulation if they ever get deposited to a bank

Unless....

You try to stash currency in your home, in a mattress, briefcase, or whatever to avoid transacting with a bank.

The "invalidating currency" is just so the normies dismiss this as a conspiracy theory

The real grain of truth is a signal that anyone transacting any business with notes older than 5 years ago, businesses have the seed planted that it might not be valid currency

Just look at the comical results of trying to shop with VALID $2 bills. Any cashier younger than 40 will turn you away because it doesn't look real.