Latest Fact-Checks In Food

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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
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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
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on May 28, 2023 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"Every study has shown” that when work requirements are tied to federal safety-net programs, “it puts more people to work.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 1, 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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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
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stated on May 20, 2023 an Instagram post
"NYC mayor plans to track and limit meat and dairy."
Mostly False
May 25, 2023
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stated on May 3, 2023 a video
“The government has been putting ground up human teeth and bone in our food and calling it 'calcium phosphate.’”
Pants on Fire!
By Gabrielle Settles • May 16, 2023
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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
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stated on April 19, 2023 an Instagram post
“1,900 food production companies have been destroyed” as part of conspiracy.
False
April 26, 2023
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stated on March 31, 2023 una publicación de Facebook
"Latino, inmigrante, recién llegado … Si eres inmigrante en Estados Unidos y llevas más de tres meses ahí, podrías calificar para obtener cupones de comida”.
Mostly False
April 13, 2023
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stated on April 4, 2023 a Facebook post
"Vitamins aren’t FDA approved, but Twinkies are.”
Mostly False
April 7, 2023
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Facebook posts
stated on April 4, 2023 a video
Pouring soda on raw pork will cause parasites to emerge.
Pants on Fire!
By Sara Swann • April 7, 2023
Elise Stefanik
Elise Stefanik
stated on February 3, 2023 a news release
New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposes to “ban chocolate milk.”
Mostly True
By Cameron Carr, Marnique O. Panepento • March 8, 2023
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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
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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
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on December 28, 2022 Twitter
“Wisconsin is the nation’s top cranberry producer — in fact, our farmers harvest around 60 percent of the country’s crop.”
True
By Laura Schulte • February 2, 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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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
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