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Todd Staples stated on September 08, 2014 in oped commentary:

"To deprive" underprivileged children "of a meat-based protein during school lunch is most likely depriving them of their only source of protein for the day."

By Dylan Baddour• September 21, 2014

Democratic National Committee stated on November 17, 2011 in an e-mail message:

"House Republicans are ramming through legislation ... to classify pizza as a 'vegetable' for the purpose of school lunches."

By Becky Bowers• November 22, 2011

Tammy Baldwin stated on January 12, 2017 in a news release:

Imitation dairy products often differ nutritionally from those they mimic, and labeling them "milk" or "cheese" or "yogurt" is "against the law."

By Dave Umhoefer• January 27, 2017

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 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 April 14, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Dr. Mehmet Oz said singer Adele used a “coffee trick” to lose weight.

By Sofia Ahmed• April 26, 2024

TikTok posts stated on January 03, 2022 in a post:

When children are given vaccines for COVID-19, “a viral gene will be injected into your children's cells. This gene forces your child’s body to make toxic spike proteins. These proteins often cause permanent damage in children’s critical organs."

By Monique Curet• January 7, 2022

Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Goat’s milk is a good substitute for baby formula.

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 19, 2022

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

Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Viral immunologist says COVID-19 vaccines’ “spike protein” means people are being inoculated “with a toxin.”

By Tom Kertscher• June 7, 2021

Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2022 in a Facebook reel:

Consuming “rice and beans, milk, cheese, butter and eggs” causes disease by age 30.

By Grace Abels• August 5, 2022

Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2022 in a Facebook post:

A baby’s immune system can’t handle antigens from vaccines, because new food must be introduced slowly to identify allergic reactions.

By Jill Terreri Ramos• April 1, 2022

YouTube videos stated on June 13, 2021 in a YouTube video:

The COVID-19 vaccines’ “spike protein is very dangerous, it's cytotoxic.”

By Tom Kertscher• June 16, 2021

Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“The best way to avoid COVID altogether is to exercise, eat healthy and let your immune system beat it naturally.”

By Tom Kertscher• August 3, 2021

Instagram posts stated on July 28, 2023 in a reel:

People who received COVID-19 vaccines can “detoxify” their bodies from the spike protein.

By Sara Swann• August 2, 2023

Instagram posts stated on September 22, 2021 in an Instagram post:

VAERS reports show that babies whose mothers got the COVID-19 vaccine died after breastfeeding.

By Gabrielle Settles• September 30, 2021

Bloggers stated on November 04, 2021 in a video:

"Spike protein goes to nucleus and impairs DNA repair."

By Vivian Lam• November 23, 2021

Glenn Beck stated on October 15, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Glenn Beck Program":

"Every time somebody new gets the Ebola virus, it mutates."

By Jon Greenberg• October 16, 2014

Facebook posts stated on June 14, 2021 in a tweet:

Says the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine “dumps millions” of dangerous “spike proteins right into your body.”

By Tom Kertscher• June 17, 2021

Bloggers stated on December 02, 2020 in a blog post:

“Head of Pfizer research: Covid vaccine is female sterilization.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• December 10, 2020

A protein primer: Why is it important, how much should you eat, how much is too much?

By Madison Czopek• February 18, 2026

Too many salt options? Based on health properties alone, all salt is similar

By Madison Czopek• April 7, 2026

What is ‘ultra-processed’ food? Brazilian researchers have an answer.

By Grace Abels• March 16, 2026

Ask PolitiFact: How can COVID vaccines be safe when they were developed so fast?

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez• March 29, 2021

Realities of life on GLP-1s for weight loss: What doctors say you can expect

By Grace Abels• May 11, 2026

Antibody tests: The promise and pitfalls of using them to reopen the US

By Louis Jacobson• April 15, 2020

Debunking the anti-vaccine hoax about ‘vaccine shedding’

By Bill McCarthy• May 6, 2021

How to ‘detox’ your body for free (Hint: It doesn’t require juice, teas or flushes)

By Grace Abels• April 1, 2026

Who is Robert Malone? Joe Rogan’s guest was a vaccine scientist, became an anti-vaccine darling

By Bill McCarthy• January 6, 2022

PolitiFact’s guide to commonly misunderstood vaccine terms, and how to talk about them

By Samantha Putterman• November 23, 2021

What Allen West got wrong about COVID-19 and treatments

By Amy Sherman• October 12, 2021

Ask PolitiFact: What can parents do if they can't find baby formula in stores?

By Samantha Putterman• May 18, 2022

Unraveling the mysterious mutations that make delta the most transmissible COVID virus yet

By Liz Szabo• July 28, 2021

Who gets food stamps? Viral chart misleads about SNAP recipients' race, ethnicity

By Loreben Tuquero• October 27, 2025

COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy: Why scientists and doctors say it's safe

By Bill McCarthy• August 16, 2021

Fact-checking TikTok video on nixed COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Australia

By Tom Kertscher• July 1, 2021

Ask PolitiFact: What's going on with EcoHealth Alliance, the NIH and coronavirus research?

By Noah Y. Kim• October 28, 2021

Is it toxic? Why you should be wary of the internet’s ‘scary ingredient’ warnings

By Grace Abels• August 20, 2025

A second opinion on death totals for the uninsured

By Louis Jacobson• August 20, 2009

Omicron and other coronavirus variants: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson• November 29, 2021

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