Food Safety Scorecard True 0% 3 Checks Mostly True 0% 5 Checks Half True 0% 0 Checks Mostly False 0% 9 Checks False 0% 37 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 13 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Food Safety Social Media stated on February 25, 2025 in a post: Girl Scout cookies are “toxic” because a study showed they contain glyphosate and heavy metals. By Sara Swann • March 14, 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 Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2024 in a Facebook post: "McDonalds chicken nuggets contain silicone oil." By Maria Briceño • November 22, 2024 Instagram posts stated on May 29, 2024 in an Instagram post: Bragg’s apple cider vinegar uses Bill Gates’ ‘Apeel’ apples, which harm the body. November 20, 2024 Instagram posts stated on November 18, 2024 in an Instagram post: "McDonald’s offered 850 million to RFK for hush money” related to its frying oil. November 19, 2024 Instagram posts stated on September 29, 2024 in Instagram posts: Video shows “FBI finds human remains at a McDonald’s meat supplier.” October 2, 2024 Instagram posts stated on September 17, 2024 in an Instagram post: CDC warns a third of adults may die from dangerous bacteria in ramen noodles. September 18, 2024 Facebook posts stated on September 10, 2024 in a Facebook post: Patron, Don Julio and Pink Whitney tequila recalled because they contained fecal matter. September 13, 2024 X posts stated on August 29, 2024 in an X post: Nine Americans died from a listeria outbreak after Boar’s Head brand meat prioritized hiring “refugees” in Virginia. September 3, 2024 Facebook posts stated on April 9, 2024 in a video: Morton Salt and other plain and iodized table salts contain 25% sand and 25% glass that cut up “your arterial and venous network and that’s how you get high blood pressure.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • April 22, 2024 Load More Latest Articles Casey DeSantis warns of ‘triple-digit’ levels of weed killer in bread. Should you be worried? • February 11, 2026 Bird flu might impact price, but not safety of Thanksgiving turkey • November 21, 2025 Is it toxic? Why you should be wary of the internet’s ‘scary ingredient’ warnings • August 20, 2025 Ordering takeout is probably safe during COVID-19 outbreak, experts say, but take precautions By Samantha Putterman • April 1, 2020
