Latest Fact-Checks In Food

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Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 3, 2017 a web post
"Human meat found in McDonald’s meat factory"
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Tanaka • September 28, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 28, 2017 a blog post
"Over $13 million worth of crops have ROTTED in California, all because no one is willing to work jobs vacated by migrants."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • July 24, 2017
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on June 27, 2017 a White House briefing
France "wouldn’t buy Texas beef for some reason, yet 76 percent of their energy comes from nuclear power."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 30, 2017
Ann McLane Kuster
Ann McLane Kuster
stated on June 5, 2017 a meeting with nonprofit leaders
For 22 percent of N.H. Meals on Wheels recipients, the delivery driver is "the only human contact in their life from week to week."
True
By Nick Reid • June 9, 2017
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on April 14, 2017 a town hall
"If Donald Trump would stay home from Mar-a-Lago one weekend, it would pay the entire meals on wheels budget for the state of Missouri for almost two years."  
False
By Grace Hase • May 23, 2017
Starbucks
Starbucks
stated on May 4, 2017 a Senate hearing
"Coffee is the second-most traded commodity after oil."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • May 8, 2017
Sonny Perdue
Sonny Perdue
stated on May 1, 2017 a policy announcement event.
Easing school lunch regulations "is not reducing the nutritional standards whatsoever."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 4, 2017
Sean Spicer
Sean Spicer
stated on March 21, 2017 a press conference
"Global food demand is expected to increase by 50 to 97 percent by 2050."
Mostly True
By Gabrielle Healy • March 30, 2017
Ax The Bev Tax
Ax The Bev Tax
stated on March 22, 2017 In a tweet
"We offer a tremendous amount of low calorie, no calorie options, like waters, unsweetened products, low calorie diet items. All of which unfortunately are taxed by this tax."
Pants on Fire!
By Mark Dent • March 24, 2017
Mick Mulvaney
Mick Mulvaney
stated on March 16, 2017 a press conference
"There's no demonstrable evidence they (after-school programs that feed kids) are helping kids do better at school."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 21, 2017
Shenggen Fan
Shenggen Fan
stated on March 2, 2017 a panel discussion in Washington, D.C.
Every dollar of foreign aid for agricultural research "will bring $4 in trade with the countries and the United States ... generating employment back in the U.S."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 3, 2017
World Food Program
World Food Program
stated on February 5, 2017 a tweet
"Food waste is the 3rd largest contributor" of greenhouse gas emissions.  
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 14, 2017
John Patrick
John Patrick
stated on January 12, 2017 a Texas Capitol press conference
"If you have a family, the current minimum wage easily qualifies you for food stamps."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 11, 2017
Danielle Nierenberg
Danielle Nierenberg
stated on January 9, 2017 a tweet
"Tanzania farmers face 12 years in prison for trading seeds thanks to foreign aid."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • February 10, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 12, 2017 a news release
Imitation dairy products often differ nutritionally from those they mimic, and labeling them "milk" or "cheese" or "yogurt" is "against the law."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 27, 2017
Foodmentum
Foodmentum
stated on October 10, 2016 a tweet
"Europe and U.S. households waste 15 times more food than a person in Africa."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 27, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 10, 2016 a Facebook post.
"Stopped by Smiley Cookie to pick up some great cookies for the family, along with Rudy."
Mostly False
By Anna Orso • October 11, 2016
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