0 People 272 Fact-checks 70 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (272) 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 Sonny Perdue stated on May 01, 2017 in a policy announcement event.: Easing school lunch regulations "is not reducing the nutritional standards whatsoever." By Jon Greenberg• May 4, 2017 Georgia Department of Public Health stated on April 07, 2014 in department blog post: "Georgia has the nation's fifth largest Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition program, serving more than 270,000 mothers, babies and children every day." By Nancy Badertscher• April 15, 2014 Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2019 in Facebook posts: Says the WIC program was created by the Black Panthers to help feed single mothers and children in their communities. By Samantha Putterman• March 5, 2019 Brad Blakeman stated on October 31, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: "When is a farm bill not a farm bill? When 90 percent of it is for food stamps." By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2013 Jamie Oliver stated on August 29, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": McDonald's in England only sells organic milk and free-range eggs, which provides more nutritious offerings than in the U.S. By Robert Farley• August 31, 2010 Ben Carson stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Says he "didn’t have an involvement with" nutritional supplement company Mannatech. By Lauren Carroll• October 29, 2015 Hakeem Jeffries stated on May 08, 2025 in a press conference: “About 20% of households with veterans rely upon” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2025 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 Tom Cotton stated on September 18, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says "President Obama hijacked the farm bill (and) turned it into a food stamp bill." By Lauren Carroll• September 19, 2014 Donald Trump stated on July 09, 2019 in Twitter: "Food Stamp participation hits 10 year low." By Stefanie Pousoulides• July 16, 2019 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 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 Joe Biden stated on May 05, 2021 in remarks: After the American Rescue Plan’s food and nutrition assistance, “hunger is already sharply down in the United States.” By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 10, 2021 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 West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 01, 2018 in a tweet: "Thanks to President Trump and Republican leadership, the number of people collecting food stamps has declined by more than two million." By Patrick Orsagos• August 23, 2018 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 Facebook posts stated on May 11, 2022 in a post: Says people can follow a 1960 recipe for homemade baby formula as a workaround during the current shortage. By Monique Curet• May 13, 2022 Nancy Pelosi stated on April 04, 2011 in a public appearance: Under a House Republican appropriations bill, "6 million seniors are deprived of meals." By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2011 Articles (70) On 'This Week': schools, jobs and McDonald's eggs By Robert Farley, Louis Jacobson• August 31, 2010 Ask PolitiFact: What can parents do if they can't find baby formula in stores? By Samantha Putterman• May 18, 2022 Louie Gohmert, Austin, Texas, EPA employment: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• April 18, 2014 Is it toxic? Why you should be wary of the internet’s ‘scary ingredient’ warnings By Grace Abels• August 20, 2025 Fact-checking the Republican CNBC debate By Linda Qiu• October 29, 2015 Egg shortages, high prices fuel false claims online. Here’s what’s really going on. By Jeff Cercone• February 8, 2023 Fox News, Barack Obama and their ‘lazy’ back-and-forth By Jon Greenberg• May 14, 2015 Who gets food stamps? Viral chart misleads about SNAP recipients' race, ethnicity By Loreben Tuquero• October 27, 2025 Trump says 'time has come' for law restricting federal assistance to immigrants. It already exists By Miriam Valverde• June 27, 2017 RFK Jr. fired everyone on a key vaccine panel. Here’s who he replaced them with. By Shefali Luthra, Barbara Rodriguez• June 18, 2025 Is Newt right? Food stamps can take you to Hawaii? By Louis Jacobson• December 1, 2011 Fact-checking the debate over food stamps By Louis Jacobson• July 12, 2013 Is the titanium dioxide in tampons toxic? By Grace Abels• August 12, 2022 A surprising number of Americans believe these false claims about immigrants. Here are the facts By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 6, 2022 Newly arrived immigrants are generally not automatically eligible for food assistance By Marta Campabadal Graus• April 13, 2023 PolitiFact Georgia reviews Gingrich's classics By Willoughby Mariano• November 2, 2011 Barack Obama debuts stump speech By Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• May 5, 2012 The food pyramid was phased out in 2011, but it still gets hate. We looked back at why By Grace Abels• November 7, 2025 Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Charleston, W.Va. By Louis Jacobson• August 22, 2018 The High Five: Our most-clicked items for June By Dave Umhoefer• July 2, 2013
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 Sonny Perdue stated on May 01, 2017 in a policy announcement event.: Easing school lunch regulations "is not reducing the nutritional standards whatsoever." By Jon Greenberg• May 4, 2017 Georgia Department of Public Health stated on April 07, 2014 in department blog post: "Georgia has the nation's fifth largest Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition program, serving more than 270,000 mothers, babies and children every day." By Nancy Badertscher• April 15, 2014 Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2019 in Facebook posts: Says the WIC program was created by the Black Panthers to help feed single mothers and children in their communities. By Samantha Putterman• March 5, 2019 Brad Blakeman stated on October 31, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: "When is a farm bill not a farm bill? When 90 percent of it is for food stamps." By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2013 Jamie Oliver stated on August 29, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": McDonald's in England only sells organic milk and free-range eggs, which provides more nutritious offerings than in the U.S. By Robert Farley• August 31, 2010 Ben Carson stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Says he "didn’t have an involvement with" nutritional supplement company Mannatech. By Lauren Carroll• October 29, 2015 Hakeem Jeffries stated on May 08, 2025 in a press conference: “About 20% of households with veterans rely upon” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2025 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 Tom Cotton stated on September 18, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says "President Obama hijacked the farm bill (and) turned it into a food stamp bill." By Lauren Carroll• September 19, 2014 Donald Trump stated on July 09, 2019 in Twitter: "Food Stamp participation hits 10 year low." By Stefanie Pousoulides• July 16, 2019 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 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 Joe Biden stated on May 05, 2021 in remarks: After the American Rescue Plan’s food and nutrition assistance, “hunger is already sharply down in the United States.” By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 10, 2021 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 West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 01, 2018 in a tweet: "Thanks to President Trump and Republican leadership, the number of people collecting food stamps has declined by more than two million." By Patrick Orsagos• August 23, 2018 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 Facebook posts stated on May 11, 2022 in a post: Says people can follow a 1960 recipe for homemade baby formula as a workaround during the current shortage. By Monique Curet• May 13, 2022 Nancy Pelosi stated on April 04, 2011 in a public appearance: Under a House Republican appropriations bill, "6 million seniors are deprived of meals." By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2011
On 'This Week': schools, jobs and McDonald's eggs By Robert Farley, Louis Jacobson• August 31, 2010 Ask PolitiFact: What can parents do if they can't find baby formula in stores? By Samantha Putterman• May 18, 2022 Louie Gohmert, Austin, Texas, EPA employment: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• April 18, 2014 Is it toxic? Why you should be wary of the internet’s ‘scary ingredient’ warnings By Grace Abels• August 20, 2025 Fact-checking the Republican CNBC debate By Linda Qiu• October 29, 2015 Egg shortages, high prices fuel false claims online. Here’s what’s really going on. By Jeff Cercone• February 8, 2023 Fox News, Barack Obama and their ‘lazy’ back-and-forth By Jon Greenberg• May 14, 2015 Who gets food stamps? Viral chart misleads about SNAP recipients' race, ethnicity By Loreben Tuquero• October 27, 2025 Trump says 'time has come' for law restricting federal assistance to immigrants. It already exists By Miriam Valverde• June 27, 2017 RFK Jr. fired everyone on a key vaccine panel. Here’s who he replaced them with. By Shefali Luthra, Barbara Rodriguez• June 18, 2025 Is Newt right? Food stamps can take you to Hawaii? By Louis Jacobson• December 1, 2011 Fact-checking the debate over food stamps By Louis Jacobson• July 12, 2013 Is the titanium dioxide in tampons toxic? By Grace Abels• August 12, 2022 A surprising number of Americans believe these false claims about immigrants. Here are the facts By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 6, 2022 Newly arrived immigrants are generally not automatically eligible for food assistance By Marta Campabadal Graus• April 13, 2023 PolitiFact Georgia reviews Gingrich's classics By Willoughby Mariano• November 2, 2011 Barack Obama debuts stump speech By Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• May 5, 2012 The food pyramid was phased out in 2011, but it still gets hate. We looked back at why By Grace Abels• November 7, 2025 Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Charleston, W.Va. By Louis Jacobson• August 22, 2018 The High Five: Our most-clicked items for June By Dave Umhoefer• July 2, 2013
