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JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on October 30, 2025 a press conference
The federal government “decided to shut down the SNAP machines, so that they can’t be used.”
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By Amy Sherman • November 3, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on October 28, 2025 X posts
The majority of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients are not U.S. citizens.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • November 3, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on July 24, 2025 social media posts
Images show “Egyptian youth who put some food, baby formula, rice, and flour in bottles and threw them into the sea, hoping it would reach Gaza.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • July 28, 2025
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 26, 2025 an X post
Image shows Ben & Jerry’s is selling “Free Palestine” and “From the River to Sea” ice cream flavors.
False
By Maria Briceño • May 30, 2025
Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson
stated on May 25, 2025 a "Face the Nation" episode
“We are not cutting” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • May 29, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 13, 2024 an Instagram post
RFK Jr. posted on X that, “Effective January 20th, all Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) will be BANNED in the United States.”
False
December 30, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 8, 2024 a post
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted on X that on Jan. 20, “I will be banning all consumption of Diet Coke in the United States.”
False
By Sara Swann • December 9, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 1, 2024 a Facebook post
“Chick fil-A’s new policies have people thinking (of a) boycott.”
False
December 2, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on May 29, 2024 an Instagram post
Bragg’s apple cider vinegar uses Bill Gates’ ‘Apeel’ apples, which harm the body.
False
November 20, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 13, 2024 una publicación en Facebook
Elon Musk anunció que “está comprando oficialmente McDonald's”.
False
By Maria Briceño • November 18, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 7, 2024 a post
“Breaking: Quaker Oats bows to backlash, brings back Aunt Jemima.”
False
By Grace Abels • November 11, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on October 26, 2024 social media posts
An old photo shows Kamala Harris in a McDonald’s uniform.
False
October 28, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 8, 2024 a Facebook post
“Every single McDonald’s french fry comes exclusively from potatoes grown on Bill Gates-owned farmland.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • July 11, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 29, 2024 a Facebook post
Burger King is “closing its doors for good.”
False
May 31, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 18, 2024 una publicación en Facebook
"Cualquier persona en Estados Unidos tiene derecho a la asignación para gastos de la tercera edad...miles de dólares al año y puede utilizarse en sus supermercados favoritos como Walmart, para hacer la compra".
False
By Maria Briceño • April 25, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 6, 2024 a Facebook post
Tennessee has become the first state in the U.S. to ban Bill Gates’ mRNA from being pumped into the food supply.
False
April 11, 2024
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on March 17, 2024 a segment on Fox Business' "The Bottom Line"
Tyson Foods announced it would hire 52,000 migrants.
False
March 21, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 26, 2024 an Instagram post
Chicken and cows have high levels of estrogen, which leads men who eat them to bald, develop man boobs and be unable to grow muscle mass.
False
March 1, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 22, 2024 a post on Instagram
“Study reveals Bill Gates’ Fake Meat causes ‘turbo cancers’ in humans.”
False
By Madison Czopek • February 28, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 14, 2024 una publicación en Instagram
Video muestra vacas muriendo “en extrañas circunstancias” para reemplazarlas por “carne sintética”.
False
By Maria Briceño • February 16, 2024
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