Latest Fact-Checks In Alcohol

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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 30, 2023 A post on X.
"(President Joe) Biden is trying to limit you to two beers per week.”
False
By Sarah Bahari • September 1, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on May 16, 2023 an Instagram Post
Bud Light billboard says “lol CRYBABIES”
False
By Maria Briceño • August 14, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 6, 2023 a photo on Facebook
“Anheuser-Busch CEO resigns” after Bud Light partners with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
False
By Sara Swann • April 10, 2023
X posts
X posts
stated on March 26, 2023 a tweet
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was involved in a covered-up DUI accident
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • April 5, 2023
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on June 28, 2022 Twitter
"Thanks to failed Dem policies, beer is 9.1% more expensive."
Half-True
By Laura Schulte • July 18, 2022
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 17, 2021 a story's headline
“World Health Organization wants to BAN all women aged 18-50 from drinking alcohol.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • June 22, 2021
Jeff Jackson
Jeff Jackson
stated on April 6, 2020 a tweet
NC liquor stores were deemed essential “because we have a lot of people who are chemically dependent on alcohol and if we suddenly cut off their access they would go into withdrawal and flood the emergency rooms.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • April 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 30, 2020 a Facebook post
Says certain states are banning the sale of alcohol.
False
March 30, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 9, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Nancy Pelosi was "asked to leave a children’s benefit after drunken outburst."
Pants on Fire!
December 11, 2019
Richard Ojeda
Richard Ojeda
stated on October 19, 2019 a tweet
"One in eight American adults, or 12.7 percent of the U.S population, now meets diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorder."
Half-True
By Claudia Breaux, Jacqueline Kautz, Olivia Vigna • November 19, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 29, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows a driver and passengers wearing moose heads in a truck with a man strapped to the roof that caused 16 accidents on I-35.
Pants on Fire!
October 24, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 21, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows Beto O’Rourke "in college drunk and pissing his pants."
Pants on Fire!
October 2, 2019
Patricia Pike
Patricia Pike
stated on April 11, 2019 a legislative debate
"Over 30 states passed the legislation to ban powdered alcohol," and Missouri is not one of them
True
By Gaëlle Fournier • May 10, 2019
Brad Schimel
Brad Schimel
stated on August 12, 2018 a video
"We need an ID" to "buy a beer."  
Mostly False
August 22, 2018
Wendell Young
Wendell Young
stated on March 31, 2017 an op-ed
House Bill 991 "could lead to the opening of as many as 2,000 new liquor stores."
True
By Cassie Owens • April 7, 2017
Your Choice Colorado
Your Choice Colorado
stated on March 16, 2016 a TV ad
Expanding the sale of full-strength beer and wine to grocery stores is "good for everybody."  
Half-True
By Alan Gathright • April 1, 2016
State Public Service Announcement
State Public Service Announcement
stated on December 28, 2015
By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving.  
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • December 30, 2015
Viral media reports
Viral media reports
stated on November 9, 2015 social media and in print
Drinking champagne could help prevent Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
False
By Nancy Badertscher • November 17, 2015
Slice & Pint brewpub
Slice & Pint brewpub
stated on September 24, 2015 the fall menu
Brewpubs can't sell growlers of their beer to customers.  
True
By April Hunt • October 23, 2015
Martin Smith
Martin Smith
stated on March 23, 2015 subcommittee hearing
By allowing brewpubs to sell beer, Georgia could become like Mexico with only a couple of manufacturers controlling all aspects of market.  
False
By Nancy Badertscher • April 2, 2015
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