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Instagram posts
stated on January 23, 2024 an Instagram post
Oat milk “raises your blood sugar as much as drinking a Coke.”
False
January 31, 2024
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Facebook posts
stated on January 4, 2024 a reel on Facebook
A juice of carrots, cucumbers and garlic will "restore perfect vision in seven days.”
False
January 12, 2024
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Facebook posts
stated on December 9, 2023 a Facebook post
Tyson Foods may put insect protein in your chicken nuggets.
False
December 14, 2023
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Facebook posts
stated on November 23, 2023 en una publicación en Facebook
"La industria alimentaria quiere que comas” lechuga de plástico sintético sin nutrición y lleno de contaminantes.
False
By Maria Briceño • November 28, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 17, 2023 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
The price of "bacon is up five times" under President Joe Biden.
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 14, 2023 a Reel
Lucky Charms contains an unsafe amount of cleaning compound trisodium phosphate.
False
By Grace Abels • August 25, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 8, 2023 a Facebook post
"The federal government has just declared a major food shortage emergency" in six states.
False
August 16, 2023
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Instagram posts
stated on July 5, 2023 a video
“A lot of your chain-food restaurants have been using (lab-grown meat) for years.”
False
August 4, 2023
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Instagram posts
stated on May 17, 2023 an Instagram reel
Pop-Tarts and other foods “have antifreeze in them.”
False
By Sara Swann • June 1, 2023
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X posts
stated on May 29, 2023 a tweet
Chick-fil-A “just hired a VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • May 31, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on April 20, 2023 an Instagram post
Chick-fil-A “donates another $1.8 million to anti-LGBTQ groups,” backtracking on its promise not to.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • April 28, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on April 19, 2023 an Instagram post
“1,900 food production companies have been destroyed” as part of conspiracy.
False
April 26, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 29, 2023 a video on Facebook
An ingredient in some of Chick-fil-A’s dipping sauces can cause serious health problems.
False
By Sara Swann • February 9, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2023 a Facebook post
Backyard chicken flocks have stopped laying eggs, and the feed is responsible.
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 7, 2023
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stated on January 30, 2023 an Instagram post
The government caused a fire at Hillandale Farms in Connecticut “so that they can force us into eating their fake GMO meats, or starve us into compliance.”
False
January 31, 2023
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Viral image
stated on January 26, 2023 a Facebook post
“Scientists warn eggs are causing thousands of people to ‘suddenly’ form blood clots.”
False
January 27, 2023
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on January 19, 2023 a TikTok post
“Chickens aren’t laying eggs because RNA is being added to commercial chicken feed.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 25, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 22, 2023 an Instagram post
The U.S. chicken and egg shortage is linked to Bill Gates.
False
By Sara Swann • January 25, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 11, 2022 a TikTok shared on Facebook
The Human Meat Project is using donated bodies and organs to create “alternative meat consumption options.”
False
By Madison Czopek • December 12, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 24, 2022 a video
McDonald's uses potatoes sprayed with a highly toxic pesticide called Monitor.
False
By Andy Nguyen • October 28, 2022
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