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Hakeem Jeffries
stated on May 8, 2025 in 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 in a speech announcing tariffs:

“Egg prices came down 50%”

By Louis Jacobson • April 4, 2025
Social Media
stated on February 25, 2025 in 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 in an Instagram post:

RFK Jr. posted on X that, “Effective January 20th, all Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) will be BANNED in the United States.”

By Sofia Ahmed • December 30, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on December 8, 2024 in 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 in a Facebook post:

“Chick fil-A’s new policies have people thinking (of a) boycott.”

By Jeff Cercone • December 2, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 15, 2024 in a Facebook post:

"McDonalds chicken nuggets contain silicone oil."

By Maria Briceño • November 22, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on May 29, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Bragg’s apple cider vinegar uses Bill Gates’ ‘Apeel’ apples, which harm the body.

By Sofia Ahmed • November 20, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 13, 2024 in 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 in 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 in social media posts:

An old photo shows Kamala Harris in a McDonald’s uniform.

By Sofia Ahmed • October 28, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on September 29, 2024 in Instagram posts:

Video shows “FBI finds human remains at a McDonald’s meat supplier.”

By Sofia Ahmed • October 2, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on July 8, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Every single McDonald’s french fry comes exclusively from potatoes grown on Bill Gates-owned farmland.”

By Loreben Tuquero • July 11, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on May 29, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Burger King is “closing its doors for good.”

By Sofia Ahmed • May 31, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on April 28, 2024 in a reel:

Video proves all sizes of Starbucks’ paper drink cups hold the same amount of liquid.

By Sara Swann • May 10, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on April 18, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

"Cualquier persona en Estados Unidos tiene derecho a la asignación para gastos de la tercera edad...miles de dólares al año y puede utilizarse en sus supermercados favoritos como Walmart, para hacer la compra".

By Maria Briceño • April 25, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on April 9, 2024 in a video:

Morton Salt and other plain and iodized table salts contain 25% sand and 25% glass that cut up “your arterial and venous network and that’s how you get high blood pressure.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • April 22, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on April 6, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Tennessee has become the first state in the U.S. to ban Bill Gates’ mRNA from being pumped into the food supply.

By Sofia Ahmed • April 11, 2024
António Guterres
stated on March 18, 2024 in in a speech in New York:

Gaza has “the highest number of people facing catastrophic hunger ever recorded by the Integrated Food Security Classification system — anywhere, anytime.”

By Madison Czopek • March 26, 2024
Sean Duffy
stated on March 17, 2024 in a segment on Fox Business' "The Bottom Line":

Tyson Foods announced it would hire 52,000 migrants.

By Sofia Ahmed • March 21, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on February 26, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Chicken and cows have high levels of estrogen, which leads men who eat them to bald, develop man boobs and be unable to grow muscle mass.

By Sofia Ahmed • March 1, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on February 22, 2024 in a post on Instagram:

“Study reveals Bill Gates’ Fake Meat causes ‘turbo cancers’ in humans.”

By Madison Czopek • February 28, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on February 14, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram:

Video muestra vacas muriendo “en extrañas circunstancias” para reemplazarlas por “carne sintética”.

By Maria Briceño • February 16, 2024
Donald Trump
stated on February 9, 2024 in a speech to the National Rifle Association:

Food “costs 40%, 50%, 60% more than it did just a few years ago.”

By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on January 23, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Oat milk “raises your blood sugar as much as drinking a Coke.”

By Sofia Ahmed • January 31, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on January 4, 2024 in a reel on Facebook:

A juice of carrots, cucumbers and garlic will "restore perfect vision in seven days.”

By Katelyn Ferral • January 12, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on December 9, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Tyson Foods may put insect protein in your chicken nuggets.

By Jeff Cercone • December 14, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on November 23, 2023 in en una publicación en Facebook:

"La industria alimentaria quiere que comas” lechuga de plástico sintético sin nutrición y lleno de contaminantes.

By Maria Briceño • November 28, 2023
Karine Jean-Pierre
stated on November 20, 2023 in a White House press briefing:

“Because wages are rising, this Thanksgiving dinner is the fourth-cheapest ever as a percentage of average earnings.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 21, 2023
Melissa Agard
stated on July 27, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter:

Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered "essential."

By Sophia Voight • November 3, 2023

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