6 People 12002 Fact-checks 4309 Articles People (6) Nathan Deal World Food Program Food & Water Watch Oregon Food Bank Roy Barnes and Nathan Deal Americans Against Food Taxes Fact-checks (12002) George LeMieux stated on June 04, 2010 in a meeting with the St. Petersburg Times editorial board.: "There's more than 100,000 people working at the Department of Agriculture. That's 1 employee for every 30 farmers." By Aaron Sharockman• June 8, 2010 Ron Wyden stated on June 20, 2012 in in a news release : "Oregon schools receive millions of dollars per year in federal school lunch assistance and yet they are required to spend that money almost anywhere but Oregon." By Charles Pope• June 29, 2012 Hillary Clinton stated on November 20, 2007 in a speech in Shenandoah, Iowa: "A ham and cheese sandwich on one slice of bread is the responsibility of the USDA ... But a ham and cheese sandwich on two slices of bread is the responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration." By Bill Adair• December 10, 2007 Viral image stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: The US government is trying to create food shortages by telling farmers to destroy their crops. By Andy Nguyen• September 7, 2021 Karoline Leavitt stated on January 28, 2025 in White House press briefing: The U.S. has an egg shortage because the “Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture directed the mass killing of more than 100 million chickens.” By Jeff Cercone• January 30, 2025 Elizabeth Warren stated on March 27, 2019 in a policy paper posted on Medium: Mergers and integration in agribusiness "squeeze" family farms, and "the result is that farmers are getting a record-low amount of every dollar Americans spend on food." By Jon Greenberg• April 4, 2019 Zach Wahls stated on April 08, 2021 in a weekly newsletter: “The federal American Rescue Plan will purchase more food from farmers for distribution." By Brian Grace• April 22, 2021 Greg Morris stated on March 13, 2014 in an article: You can buy lobster with food stamps. By Eric Stirgus• March 21, 2014 Republican National Committee stated on July 07, 2009 in a GOP survey: The Obama administration offered "$900 million to Hamas, a recognized terrorist organization, to rebuild Gaza." By Robert Farley• July 14, 2009 Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2013 in a Facebook post: A new law "requires the USDA to approve the harvest and sale of crops from genetically modified seed even if a court has ruled against the crop as being dangerous to public safety or the environment." By Molly Moorhead• April 5, 2013 Bloggers stated on April 29, 2022 in a story: “Military Arrests Biden’s Sec. of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.” By Samantha Putterman• May 6, 2022 Instagram posts stated on May 02, 2023 in an Instagram post: “mRNA in food is being tested by USDA now.” By Samantha Putterman• May 8, 2023 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine stated on March 14, 2013 in a letter: "[A] 2009 USDA study found that 87 percent of chicken carcasses tested positive for generic E. coli ... just prior to packaging." By Eric Stirgus• March 27, 2013 Facebook posts stated on August 08, 2023 in a Facebook post: "The federal government has just declared a major food shortage emergency" in six states. By Tom Kertscher• August 16, 2023 James Clyburn stated on October 08, 2025 in 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 Carol Morgan stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention: "We’re No. 1 in child hunger." By Ciara O'Rourke• July 3, 2010 Alan Grayson stated on October 07, 2011 in appearance on Bill Maher show on Oct. 7, 2011: Says 24 million people in this country "can't find a full-time job," 50 million "can't see a doctor when they're sick," 47 million people need government help to feed themselves and 15 million families owe more than the value of their home. By Katie Sanders• October 24, 2011 Scott Walker stated on July 10, 2013 in an interview: "We’re importing about 10 percent of our milk supply. We’re America’s Dairyland, but yet we don’t have enough milk in this state to meet the demand for our cheesemakers." By Tom Kertscher• July 22, 2013 Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2014 in a Facebook meme: "McDonald’s hamburgers are only 15 percent ‘real beef.’ The other 85 percent is meat filler cleansed with ammonia, which causes stomach and intestinal cancer." By Linda Qiu• September 3, 2014 Francesca Hong stated on June 12, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter: “Nearly 25 cents of every $1 spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers.” By Madeline Heim• July 30, 2025 Articles (4309) Bird flu might impact price, but not safety of Thanksgiving turkey By Grace Abels• November 21, 2025 Ham & cheese, hold the bureaucracy By Bill Adair• December 10, 2007 Giving thanks for what's True By April Hunt• November 25, 2014 Ask PolitiFact: Does the Chinese Communist Party own U.S. land? By Loreben Tuquero• March 15, 2023 Yes, a deadly flesh-eating worm was found in the US. No, you shouldn't panic about screwworms By Grace Abels• August 26, 2025 The Truth-O-Meter's got your number By Willoughby Mariano• January 23, 2011 Bird flu: What to know about latest outbreaks after U.S. reports first severely infected person By Sara Swann• December 19, 2024 Claims about McDonald's hit the Truth-O-Meter By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu• September 4, 2014 How bad off will soybean farmers be this year? By Andrew Withers• October 29, 2018 What to know about the latest bird flu outbreaks By Sara Swann• April 12, 2024 State of vaccine supply is 'opaque,’ ‘hard to pin down,' experts say By Julie Appleby• February 4, 2021 Killing chickens, banning TikTok: Six times Trump criticized Democrats for things he also supported By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2025 Who gets food stamps? Viral chart misleads about SNAP recipients' race, ethnicity By Loreben Tuquero• October 27, 2025 Newly arrived immigrants are generally not automatically eligible for food assistance By Marta Campabadal Graus• April 13, 2023 You can’t get vaccinated from food. But here’s how plant science is helping vaccine research By Grace Abels• April 16, 2026 Is Newt right? Food stamps can take you to Hawaii? By Louis Jacobson• December 1, 2011 Fact-checking Democrats on the shutdown's effects on food safety, hurricane prep By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• January 15, 2019 Not-so-innocent ‘cat memes’: AI creations give life to unsubstantiated Springfield, Ohio, claims By Loreben Tuquero• September 25, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump on immigration, economy in first postdebate rally in Doral, Florida By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 10, 2024 Billions of dollars are being invested in pricey ‘green’ hydrogen. Is it a viable climate solution? By Tom Kertscher• June 12, 2023
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George LeMieux stated on June 04, 2010 in a meeting with the St. Petersburg Times editorial board.: "There's more than 100,000 people working at the Department of Agriculture. That's 1 employee for every 30 farmers." By Aaron Sharockman• June 8, 2010 Ron Wyden stated on June 20, 2012 in in a news release : "Oregon schools receive millions of dollars per year in federal school lunch assistance and yet they are required to spend that money almost anywhere but Oregon." By Charles Pope• June 29, 2012 Hillary Clinton stated on November 20, 2007 in a speech in Shenandoah, Iowa: "A ham and cheese sandwich on one slice of bread is the responsibility of the USDA ... But a ham and cheese sandwich on two slices of bread is the responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration." By Bill Adair• December 10, 2007 Viral image stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: The US government is trying to create food shortages by telling farmers to destroy their crops. By Andy Nguyen• September 7, 2021 Karoline Leavitt stated on January 28, 2025 in White House press briefing: The U.S. has an egg shortage because the “Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture directed the mass killing of more than 100 million chickens.” By Jeff Cercone• January 30, 2025 Elizabeth Warren stated on March 27, 2019 in a policy paper posted on Medium: Mergers and integration in agribusiness "squeeze" family farms, and "the result is that farmers are getting a record-low amount of every dollar Americans spend on food." By Jon Greenberg• April 4, 2019 Zach Wahls stated on April 08, 2021 in a weekly newsletter: “The federal American Rescue Plan will purchase more food from farmers for distribution." By Brian Grace• April 22, 2021 Greg Morris stated on March 13, 2014 in an article: You can buy lobster with food stamps. By Eric Stirgus• March 21, 2014 Republican National Committee stated on July 07, 2009 in a GOP survey: The Obama administration offered "$900 million to Hamas, a recognized terrorist organization, to rebuild Gaza." By Robert Farley• July 14, 2009 Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2013 in a Facebook post: A new law "requires the USDA to approve the harvest and sale of crops from genetically modified seed even if a court has ruled against the crop as being dangerous to public safety or the environment." By Molly Moorhead• April 5, 2013 Bloggers stated on April 29, 2022 in a story: “Military Arrests Biden’s Sec. of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.” By Samantha Putterman• May 6, 2022 Instagram posts stated on May 02, 2023 in an Instagram post: “mRNA in food is being tested by USDA now.” By Samantha Putterman• May 8, 2023 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine stated on March 14, 2013 in a letter: "[A] 2009 USDA study found that 87 percent of chicken carcasses tested positive for generic E. coli ... just prior to packaging." By Eric Stirgus• March 27, 2013 Facebook posts stated on August 08, 2023 in a Facebook post: "The federal government has just declared a major food shortage emergency" in six states. By Tom Kertscher• August 16, 2023 James Clyburn stated on October 08, 2025 in 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 Carol Morgan stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention: "We’re No. 1 in child hunger." By Ciara O'Rourke• July 3, 2010 Alan Grayson stated on October 07, 2011 in appearance on Bill Maher show on Oct. 7, 2011: Says 24 million people in this country "can't find a full-time job," 50 million "can't see a doctor when they're sick," 47 million people need government help to feed themselves and 15 million families owe more than the value of their home. By Katie Sanders• October 24, 2011 Scott Walker stated on July 10, 2013 in an interview: "We’re importing about 10 percent of our milk supply. We’re America’s Dairyland, but yet we don’t have enough milk in this state to meet the demand for our cheesemakers." By Tom Kertscher• July 22, 2013 Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2014 in a Facebook meme: "McDonald’s hamburgers are only 15 percent ‘real beef.’ The other 85 percent is meat filler cleansed with ammonia, which causes stomach and intestinal cancer." By Linda Qiu• September 3, 2014 Francesca Hong stated on June 12, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter: “Nearly 25 cents of every $1 spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers.” By Madeline Heim• July 30, 2025
Bird flu might impact price, but not safety of Thanksgiving turkey By Grace Abels• November 21, 2025 Ham & cheese, hold the bureaucracy By Bill Adair• December 10, 2007 Giving thanks for what's True By April Hunt• November 25, 2014 Ask PolitiFact: Does the Chinese Communist Party own U.S. land? By Loreben Tuquero• March 15, 2023 Yes, a deadly flesh-eating worm was found in the US. No, you shouldn't panic about screwworms By Grace Abels• August 26, 2025 The Truth-O-Meter's got your number By Willoughby Mariano• January 23, 2011 Bird flu: What to know about latest outbreaks after U.S. reports first severely infected person By Sara Swann• December 19, 2024 Claims about McDonald's hit the Truth-O-Meter By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu• September 4, 2014 How bad off will soybean farmers be this year? By Andrew Withers• October 29, 2018 What to know about the latest bird flu outbreaks By Sara Swann• April 12, 2024 State of vaccine supply is 'opaque,’ ‘hard to pin down,' experts say By Julie Appleby• February 4, 2021 Killing chickens, banning TikTok: Six times Trump criticized Democrats for things he also supported By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2025 Who gets food stamps? Viral chart misleads about SNAP recipients' race, ethnicity By Loreben Tuquero• October 27, 2025 Newly arrived immigrants are generally not automatically eligible for food assistance By Marta Campabadal Graus• April 13, 2023 You can’t get vaccinated from food. But here’s how plant science is helping vaccine research By Grace Abels• April 16, 2026 Is Newt right? Food stamps can take you to Hawaii? By Louis Jacobson• December 1, 2011 Fact-checking Democrats on the shutdown's effects on food safety, hurricane prep By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• January 15, 2019 Not-so-innocent ‘cat memes’: AI creations give life to unsubstantiated Springfield, Ohio, claims By Loreben Tuquero• September 25, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump on immigration, economy in first postdebate rally in Doral, Florida By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 10, 2024 Billions of dollars are being invested in pricey ‘green’ hydrogen. Is it a viable climate solution? By Tom Kertscher• June 12, 2023
