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All Fact-checks for Food Safety

stated on May 11, 2022 in a post

“Don't let this formula shortage scare you!!! Make your baby some hemp milk w/sea moss. It’s easy I promise!”

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stated on March 6, 2022 in a tweet

California has instituted a "bacon ban."

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stated on December 29, 2021 in a Facebook post

"Food crops can be engineered right now based on existing technology to cause infertility in Black people alone.”

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Instagram posts

stated on January 11, 2022 in a post

“Million pounds of rat meat being sold as boneless chicken wings in the U.S.”

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stated on December 11, 2021 in a Facebook post

“McDonald’s puts aborted baby fetuses in their food.”

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stated on February 15, 2021 in a post on Facebook

“If you make $50,000/year, $36 of your taxes goes to food stamps. $4,000 goes to corporate subsidies.”

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Instagram posts

stated on March 15, 2020 in an image

"COVID-19 started because we eat animals."

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stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post

"Poll Finds 38% of Americans Say They Will Not Drink Corona Beer Because of Virus."

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stated on August 23, 2019 in a Facebook post

"Popeyes manager arrested for allegedly dipping chicken in cocaine based flour to increase business sales."

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stated on July 15, 2019 in a Facebook post

Says the FDA will now require sealed ice cream cartons in response to the Blue Bell ice cream licker, thus driving up the cost for consumers.

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stated on January 9, 2019 in a Facebook post

Pepsi admitted an employee contaminated its products with AIDS.

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stated on January 10, 2019 in a meme

"Lettuce killed more Americans this year than undocumented immigrants."

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stated on August 3, 2017 in a web post

"Human meat found in McDonald’s meat factory"

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stated on September 13, 2016 in a letter to state health officials

"Not one illness has been reported from raw milk in" Texas "in more than four years. A total of six illnesses have occurred in the last 20 years."

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stated on June 29, 2016 in a podcast.

"A few weeks ago, (the) education committee in Congress is deciding what’s going to be in your local salad bar."

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stated on April 25, 2016 in a press release

"A simple review of the Backroom’s health code records will reveal that the restaurant already has a long-standing problem with rodent infestations."

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stated on November 17, 2015 in a Providence Journal commentary

"Each vegan spares more than 100 animals every year."

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stated on July 28, 2015 in an episode of The Rush Limbaugh Show

Austin is "effectively" imposing "a ban on barbecue restaurants."

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Centers for Disease Control

stated on July 16, 2015 in radio interview

Caution: Kissing and cuddling chickens can be hazardous to your health.

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stated on July 19, 2015 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight"

"With the exception of baby formula, the federal government does not require any food to carry an expiration date, and state laws vary widely."

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Ordering takeout is probably safe during COVID-19 outbreak, experts say, but take precautions

Ordering takeout is probably safe during COVID-19 outbreak, experts say, but take precautions

By Samantha Putterman • April 1, 2020