Food Scorecard true 0% 12 Checks mostly true 0% 13 Checks half true 0% 12 Checks mostly false 0% 23 Checks false 0% 71 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 26 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Food Donald Trump stated on November 6, 2025 remarks at a dinner Walmart’s 2025 package of Thanksgiving dinner ingredients shows a “25% reduction in costs for Thanksgiving between (President Joe) Biden and me.” By Louis Jacobson • November 14, 2025 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.” By Amy Sherman • November 3, 2025 X posts stated on October 28, 2025 X posts The majority of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients are not U.S. citizens. By Loreben Tuquero • November 3, 2025 Social Media stated on October 22, 2025 social media posts Walmart will close to in-store shoppers and allow only online orders and curbside pickup starting Nov. 1 because of an expected Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding lapse. By Loreben Tuquero • October 29, 2025 James Clyburn stated on October 8, 2025 an X post “Trump’s budget called for a $300 (million) cut” to the Women, Infants and Children program. By Amy Sherman • October 16, 2025 Francesca Hong stated on June 12, 2025 X, formerly Twitter “Nearly 25 cents of every $1 spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers.” By Madeline Heim • July 30, 2025 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.” By Loreben Tuquero • July 28, 2025 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. By Maria Briceño • May 30, 2025 Mike Johnson stated on May 25, 2025 a "Face the Nation" episode “We are not cutting” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. By Loreben Tuquero • May 29, 2025 Hakeem Jeffries stated on May 8, 2025 a press conference “About 20% of households with veterans rely upon” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. By Louis Jacobson • May 12, 2025 Donald Trump stated on April 2, 2025 a speech announcing tariffs “Egg prices came down 50%” By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • April 4, 2025 Social Media stated on February 25, 2025 a post Girl Scout cookies are “toxic” because a study showed they contain glyphosate and heavy metals. By Sara Swann • March 14, 2025 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.” December 30, 2024 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.” By Sara Swann • December 9, 2024 Facebook posts stated on December 1, 2024 a Facebook post “Chick fil-A’s new policies have people thinking (of a) boycott.” December 2, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2024 a Facebook post "McDonalds chicken nuggets contain silicone oil." By Maria Briceño • November 22, 2024 Instagram posts stated on May 29, 2024 an Instagram post Bragg’s apple cider vinegar uses Bill Gates’ ‘Apeel’ apples, which harm the body. November 20, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2024 una publicación en Facebook Elon Musk anunció que “está comprando oficialmente McDonald's”. By Maria Briceño • November 18, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 7, 2024 a post “Breaking: Quaker Oats bows to backlash, brings back Aunt Jemima.” By Grace Abels • November 11, 2024 Social Media stated on October 26, 2024 social media posts An old photo shows Kamala Harris in a McDonald’s uniform. October 28, 2024 Load More Latest Articles A protein primer: Why is it important, how much should you eat, how much is too much? By Madison Czopek • February 18, 2026 Bird flu might impact price, but not safety of Thanksgiving turkey By Grace Abels • November 21, 2025 The food pyramid was phased out in 2011, but it still gets hate. We looked back at why By Grace Abels • November 7, 2025 Who gets food stamps? Viral chart misleads about SNAP recipients’ race, ethnicity By Loreben Tuquero • October 27, 2025 Food stamps: Facts to know as millions on SNAP face losing benefits during shutdown By Amy Sherman • October 23, 2025 Debate vicepresidencial entre Tim Walz y JD Vance: PolitiFact verificó lo que dijeron October 2, 2024 Fact-check: You can eat a burger and fries for less than $78 at Newark airport By Amy Sherman • September 22, 2023 Newly arrived immigrants are generally not automatically eligible for food assistance April 13, 2023 Egg shortages, high prices fuel false claims online. Here’s what’s really going on. February 8, 2023 Looming food shortages? Probably not in the US By Jon Greenberg • April 18, 2022 Newsmax, Fox News air outdated, out-of-context photos of empty shelves in segments bashing Biden By Bill McCarthy • October 22, 2021 Ordering takeout is probably safe during COVID-19 outbreak, experts say, but take precautions By Samantha Putterman • April 1, 2020 Latest promises about Food Donald Trump Reduce prices for groceries, cars, and other consumer items Inflation persists for a wide range of items in first year of second Trump term | January 20, 2026 Latest promises about Food
