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Latest Fact-Checks In Agriculture

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Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on August 18, 2015 a speech
Says Ron Johnson "opposes entirely a federal minimum wage," except perhaps for "guest workers."
True
August 27, 2015
Centers for Disease Control
Centers for Disease Control
stated on July 16, 2015 radio interview
Caution: Kissing and cuddling chickens can be hazardous to your health.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • August 4, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 29, 2015 social media posts.
"The House of Representatives just voted 300-131 to remove ‘country-of-origin labeling’ on chicken, pork, and beef sold in the U.S."
True
By Linda Qiu • July 2, 2015
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on May 16, 2015 a speech in Iowa
"One out of five of our children live in a family that’s on food stamps."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 3, 2015
Sid Miller
Sid Miller
stated on March 10, 2015 a symposium on water hosted by the Texas Tribune
Texas agriculture is "at 98 percent efficiency" in water use and "just about maxed out as to what we can do on the conservation end of it."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 4, 2015
Robert Hurt
Robert Hurt
stated on April 16, 2015 a statement.
Says the estate tax, "in many cases," forces family farmers and small businesses owners to sell their holdings.
False
By Warren Fiske • May 3, 2015
Donna Nesselbush
Donna Nesselbush
stated on March 6, 2015 a commentary
"In an average grocery store, roughly 75 percent of processed foods contain genetically modified organisms, or GMOs."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Mark Reynolds • March 22, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 7, 2015 a speech
On support for ethanol mandates
Half Flip
By James B. Nelson • March 13, 2015
Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio
stated on February 12, 2015 an interview on MSNBC
"Monarch butterflies are becoming extinct" because of increased use of crops genetically modified to withstand pesticides.
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • February 17, 2015
Georgia Farm Bureau
Georgia Farm Bureau
stated on January 8, 2015 a statement on the Georgia Farm Bureau website
Agriculture contributes $71 billion to Georgia’s economy annually, making it the state’s largest industry.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • January 9, 2015
Mother Jones
Mother Jones
stated on November 24, 2014 a Facebook post
"Turkeys today weigh 29.8 pounds. In the ‘30s, they weighed 13.2 pounds."
True
November 25, 2014
Michelle Nunn
Michelle Nunn
stated on October 7, 2014 a U.S. Senate debate
David Perdue did not support the 2014 farm bill that U.S. Sens. Isakson and Chambliss did.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • October 13, 2014
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on October 7, 2014 a U.S. Senate debate
Michelle Nunn ranks agriculture issues as the 18th most important items facing Georgia.
Mostly False
By April Hunt • October 10, 2014
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on September 18, 2014 a campaign ad
Says "President Obama hijacked the farm bill (and) turned it into a food stamp bill."
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • September 19, 2014
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Oregon Department of Agriculture
stated on June 12, 2014 a news release
"Oregon school districts are directing 24 percent of their food budgets to purchase local foods. That’s the highest percentage in the country."
Half-True
By Dana Tims • June 18, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on April 23, 2014 a news conference
40 percent of illegal immigrants "had a visa and then became illegal," mostly because "they changed jobs."
Half-True
April 29, 2014
Kentucky Opportunity Coalition
Kentucky Opportunity Coalition
stated on April 1, 2014 a campaign ad
Says the estate tax is a threat to family farms.
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • April 3, 2014
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on December 29, 2013 a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union"
"(The farm bill) has a provision that would in many ways reduce the deficit."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • January 2, 2014
Amardeep Kaleka
Amardeep Kaleka
stated on October 20, 2013 an interview
Wisconsin sold fresh water to California, helping that state's dairy industry, and "lost a bunch of jobs (and) a bunch of farmland."
Pants on Fire!
October 28, 2013
Louise Slaughter
Louise Slaughter
stated on October 9, 2013 an interview on MSNBC
"Eighty percent of the antibiotics in this country are fed to livestock."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • October 15, 2013
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