Agriculture Scorecard True 0% 24 Checks Mostly True 0% 28 Checks Half True 0% 0 Checks Mostly False 0% 31 Checks False 0% 41 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 13 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Agriculture Richard Hudson stated on November 24, 2025 in a newsletter: “This Thanksgiving, turkey prices are at their lowest point since 2000.” November 26, 2025 Donald Trump stated on November 6, 2025 in remarks at a dinner: Walmart’s 2025 package of Thanksgiving dinner ingredients shows a “25% reduction in costs for Thanksgiving between (President Joe) Biden and me.” November 14, 2025 Francesca Hong stated on June 12, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter: “Nearly 25 cents of every $1 spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers.” July 30, 2025 stated on July 20, 2025 in a social media post: “America had a trade surplus in ice cream in 2020 under President Trump's leadership, but that surplus turned into a trade deficit of $40.6 million under President Biden's watch.” July 24, 2025 Brooke Rollins stated on April 6, 2025 in an interview: “We had an agriculture export deficit that increased from zero when President Trump left to $49 billion” under former President Joe Biden. By Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 9, 2025 Social Media stated on February 25, 2025 in social media posts: U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s vineyard received $14 million in U.S. Agency for International Development funds for “experimental farming.” By Claire Cranford • March 7, 2025 Facebook posts stated on February 3, 2025 in a Facebook post: “JAG arrests … USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong.” February 11, 2025 Karoline Leavitt stated on January 28, 2025 in White House press briefing: The U.S. has an egg shortage because the “Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture directed the mass killing of more than 100 million chickens.” January 30, 2025 Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2024 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: Food “costs 40%, 50%, 60% more than it did just a few years ago.” By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2024 Chris Christie stated on December 13, 2023 in a town hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire: Under the Trump administration's trade deal, “China's only fulfilled one-third of the promises of agricultural products that they were supposed to buy from our farmers.” By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson • December 19, 2023 Load More Latest Articles Casey DeSantis warns of ‘triple-digit’ levels of weed killer in bread. Should you be worried? • February 11, 2026 Year of the Lies: Farmer says some Trump tariff statements ‘as far from the truth as you can get’ • December 16, 2025 Bird flu might impact price, but not safety of Thanksgiving turkey • November 21, 2025 US soybean farmers criticize Argentina ‘bailout.’ How are the issues linked? • October 21, 2025 Yes, a deadly flesh-eating worm was found in the US. No, you shouldn’t panic about screwworms • August 26, 2025 Bird flu: What to know about latest outbreaks after U.S. reports first severely infected person By Sara Swann • December 19, 2024 What to know about the latest bird flu outbreaks By Sara Swann • April 12, 2024 Vivek Ramaswamy says Iowa can’t use eminent domain to build CO2 pipelines. That remains to be seen. By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • December 21, 2023 From farming to doomsday prepping: How one YouTube channel changed to fuel misinformation • September 5, 2023 Florida immigration law: Do new employment rules affect workers in seasonal, agricultural jobs? By Maria Ramirez Uribe • July 12, 2023
