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Kevin McCarthy
stated on May 28, 2023 in 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.”

By Louis Jacobson • June 1, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on May 17, 2023 in an Instagram reel:

Pop-Tarts and other foods “have antifreeze in them.”

By Sara Swann • June 1, 2023
Tweets
stated on May 29, 2023 in a tweet:

Chick-fil-A “just hired a VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.”

By Loreben Tuquero • May 31, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on May 20, 2023 in an Instagram post:

"NYC mayor plans to track and limit meat and dairy."

By Jeff Cercone • May 25, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 3, 2023 in a video:

“The government has been putting ground up human teeth and bone in our food and calling it 'calcium phosphate.’”

By Gabrielle Settles • May 16, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on April 20, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Chick-fil-A “donates another $1.8 million to anti-LGBTQ groups,” backtracking on its promise not to.

By Loreben Tuquero • April 28, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on April 19, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“1,900 food production companies have been destroyed” as part of conspiracy.

By Jeff Cercone • April 26, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 31, 2023 in 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”.

By Marta Campabadal Graus • April 13, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on April 4, 2023 in a Facebook post:

"Vitamins aren’t FDA approved, but Twinkies are.”

By Jeff Cercone • April 7, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on April 4, 2023 in a video:

Pouring soda on raw pork will cause parasites to emerge.

By Sara Swann • April 7, 2023
Elise Stefanik
stated on February 3, 2023 in a news release:

New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposes to “ban chocolate milk.”

By Cameron Carr • March 8, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on January 29, 2023 in a video on Facebook:

An ingredient in some of Chick-fil-A’s dipping sauces can cause serious health problems.

By Sara Swann • February 9, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Backyard chicken flocks have stopped laying eggs, and the feed is responsible.

By Samantha Putterman • February 7, 2023
Tony Evers
stated on December 28, 2022 in Twitter:

“Wisconsin is the nation’s top cranberry producer — in fact, our farmers harvest around 60 percent of the country’s crop.”

By Laura Schulte • February 2, 2023
Viral image
stated on January 30, 2023 in 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.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 31, 2023
Viral image
stated on January 26, 2023 in a Facebook post:

“Scientists warn eggs are causing thousands of people to ‘suddenly’ form blood clots.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 27, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on January 19, 2023 in a TikTok post:

“Chickens aren’t laying eggs because RNA is being added to commercial chicken feed.”

By Samantha Putterman • January 25, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post:

The U.S. chicken and egg shortage is linked to Bill Gates.

By Sara Swann • January 25, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on January 15, 2023 in an Instagram post:

"New government-funded 'food pyramid' says Lucky Charms are healthier than steak."

By Tom Kertscher • January 24, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on January 18, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Bill Gates tweeted that “vaccines in our food supply solves the problem of vaccine hesitancy.”

By Samantha Putterman • January 20, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on January 12, 2023 in a photo on Facebook:

The cost of eggs has gone up 700%.

By Sara Swann • January 13, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on December 11, 2022 in a TikTok shared on Facebook:

The Human Meat Project is using donated bodies and organs to create “alternative meat consumption options.”

By Madison Czopek • December 12, 2022
Elise Stefanik
stated on November 17, 2022 in a news release:

Proposed rule would limit milk for WIC participants

By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 10, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on October 24, 2022 in a video:

McDonald's uses potatoes sprayed with a highly toxic pesticide called Monitor.

By Andy Nguyen • October 28, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on October 12, 2022 in a video:

Today’s high food prices were planned during a 2015 food shortage simulation.

By Jeff Cercone • October 26, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on October 7, 2022 in a post:

Dark spots on potato chips are “infected with throat mold.”

By Andy Nguyen • October 19, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on October 13, 2022 in a post on Facebook:

If a sealed bag of raw poultry appears “puffy,” it means the protein is not safe to consume.

By Michael Majchrowicz • October 14, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on September 6, 2022 in a post:

To qualify for Ohio SNAP benefits, “now a family of 3 can make up to $3,660 a month and it used to be $2,700, so it’s gone up almost $1,000 a month.”

By Madison Czopek • September 15, 2022
Social Media
stated on August 30, 2022 in social media posts:

In New York, you need to show identification to buy whipped cream, but not to vote.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 1, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on July 29, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Empty store shelves at a Walmart in South Carolina were because of a meat shortage.

By Gabrielle Settles • August 16, 2022

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