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Full Fact→ Microwaves don’t make food ‘highly toxic’

2022-06-29 A video on Instagram falsely claims that microwave ovens destroy all the nutritional value in food and turn it into a “toxin”. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Microwaves Do NOT ‘Destroy Every Food Value’ Or Turn Food Into A ‘Toxin’

2022-06-24 Do microwaves "basically" destroy "every food value in the food" they cook, "turning it into a toxin"? No, that's not true: A representative of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told Lead Stories that these claims are false. Multiple Go to site post…»

Snopes→ UN Chief Warns of ‘Catastrophe’ from Global Food Shortage

2022-06-24 The head of the United Nations warned that the world faces “catastrophe” because of the growing shortage of food around the globe. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Under the “planned” food shortages agenda, the elites are producing crickets for human consumption.

2022-06-22 Go to site post…»

Poynter→ Extreme heat killed cattle in Kansas, not chemtrails or a food shortage scheme

2022-06-22 Thousands of cattle died in mid-June in Kansas — deaths that state officials and animal experts have said were caused by intense heat. But some social media posts are casting […] The post Extreme heat killed cattle in Kansas, not chemtrails or Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Extreme heat killed cattle, not chemtrails or a food shortage scheme

2022-06-21 Thousands of cattle that recently died in Kansas weren’t killed by the heat. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Chemicals Have Been ‘Covertly Added’ To Food Supply To Lower Testosterone

2022-06-20 Have chemicals been "covertly added" to the food supply to lower testosterone? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such actions have taken place and there is no evidence suggesting that generally eating food lowers testosterone Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Food Processing Plant Fires, Death Of Cattle Are ‘Intentional’

2022-06-17 Did nearly 100 food processing plants mysteriously explode in 2022? Did 10,000 cattle in Kansas die mysteriously too? No, neither of those claims are true: Lead Stories determined the food processing explosions claim was false -- because Go to site post…»

Logically→ Thousands of cows were killed in Kansas to shorten the food supply as part of the New World Order.

2022-06-17 Context: Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This 95-item list doesn’t prove there are ongoing plans to create food shortages

2022-06-15 95-item list of food-destroying incidents demonstrates that “you are duped if you think they aren’t planning a food shortage.” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Were Starbucks Charity Food Donations Left in a Dumpster?

2022-06-14 We reached out to both Starbucks and Feeding America to ask about a viral tweet that supposedly showed discarded food meant for people in need. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ No scientific evidence supports claims that plant-based food supplements reduce blood sugar to normal levels and cure type 2 diabetes

2022-06-10 REVIEW One in ten Americans suffer from type 2 diabetes. If left unchecked, diabetes can have dire consequences, such as damage to organs, nerves and arteries, or amputation. Diabetes is also among the top ten causes of mortality in the U.S. in 2020 Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Claims of ‘40 million in fuel and food poverty’ are too high

2022-06-09 A post on Facebook claims that in the UK there are “5 million children hungry” and “an estimated 40 million in fuel and food poverty”. Although food and fuel prices have risen significantly, and there is evidence of a large rece Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Food Processing Plant Fires in 2022, Explained

2022-06-06 A June 4 2022 tweet about the latest in a purported string of food processing plant fires (or “food factory” fires) built on other, similar narratives in order to go viral: The tweet addressed others who might be “not paying attention Go to site post…»

Logically→ Australia has approved a bill that prohibits people from growing their own food.

2022-05-26 The Agriculture Amendment Bill 2022 does not outlaw people from growing their own food, but focuses on potential biosecurity issues. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Australia has approved a bill that prohibits people from growing their own food.

2022-05-26 The Agriculture Amendment Bill 2022 does not outlaw people from growing their own food, but focuses on potential biosecurity issues. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Presence of These Microscopic Insects In Our Food, Drinks — It’s Clickbait

2022-05-20 Did this content creator prove there are microscopic insects in our food and drinks? No, that's not true: Entomologist Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann told Lead Stories that this video is "garbage click bait." Another entomologist, Brian Federici, Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The US government is not creating food shortages, despite claim about buffalo killed in the 1800s

2022-05-19 The U.S. government’s inaction over buffalo killing that harmed Native American populations in the 1800s shows it is now “is creating food shortages” so that Americans are more “dependent on the government.” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ W Australian Lawmakers Considering Ban On People Growing Food?

2022-05-17 This claim is just the latest wrinkle in an oft-debunked conspiracy theory. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence That Burning Food Factories, Bird Flu, Food Crisis Are Globalist Plot For Control

2022-05-10 Is there an orchestrated globalist plot to control the world's population that includes burning down food processing plants, introducing bird flu to commercial poultry flocks, raising the price of fertilizer and disrupting the growing sea Go to site post…»

Logically→ The FDA is trying to restrict access to superfoods and natural supplements.

2022-05-10 A bill has called for greater regulation of the dietary supplement industry. There are no plans to ban or restrict healthy foods and supplements. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Farmers Are NOT Paid To Destroy Crops, And There’s NO Evidence Of Plan To Destroy Food Processing Plants

2022-05-05 Do separate claims -- that farmers were paid to destroy crops and livestock, and that numerous incidents of food processing plants burning in recent months have been intentional and coordinated -- combine to show proof of a plan to disrup Go to site post…»

Logically→ Food processing facilities are being burned down in order to artificially create food shortages.

2022-05-05 There is no evidence that there has been a recent increase in fires at food processing facilities, nor is there evidence that the fires are linked. Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Unfounded Claims About Frequency and Causes of Food Plant Fires

2022-05-04 Quick Take Data on the number fires at food-processing plants in 2022 “does not signal anything out of the ordinary,” according to the National Fire Protection Association. Despite no evidence of foul play, unfounded rumors from conservativ Go to site post…»

Logically→ Fires at food processing plants in the U.S. have been deliberately planned due to food shortages.

2022-04-27 There is no evidence that any food processing plant fires in the U.S. were planned or that these fires have resulted in a food shortage problem. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Recent Fires At US Food Processing Plants Do NOT Show Plot To Cause Food Shortage

2022-04-27 Did American food processing facilities mysteriously and suspiciously begin to catch fire after President Joe Biden predicted that there could be real food shortages due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine? No, that's not true: Several inc Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, food-plant fires aren’t attempt to create food shortages

2022-04-26 Fires at food processing plants are an “attempt to starve us.” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Are Fires at Food Processing Plants a ‘New Trend’?

2022-04-25 The real trend here is an uptick in fear-mongering over food-supply shortages. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Looming food shortages? Probably not in the US

2022-04-18 A wave of social media posts warn of a looming food shortage in the U.S.. Here’s why that’s unlikely. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Biden’s comments don’t prove governments are orchestrating food shortages

2022-04-18 Joe Biden’s comments prove that food shortages are being “done deliberately by the governments of the world.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Free Food Benefits’ Post Is NOT Real — It Leads To Third-Party Health Insurance Agency

2022-04-15 Does this post lead senior citizens to accurate information about how to obtain free food from the government without it affecting their food stamps or other benefits? No, that's not true: The website linked in this Facebook post leads us Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Iceland isn’t giving away free food

2022-04-13 A post from the Facebook page ‘Iceland Foods UK’, shared over 14,000 times, claims the supermarket chain Iceland is giving away £35 of frozen food to people who share and comment on the post.  The post reads: “We have thous Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Nadine Dorries didn’t say ‘food doesn’t grow on trees’

2022-04-11 A viral post on Twitter, now also shared on Facebook, claims to show a tweet from Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries, which reads: “I am fed up of the loony left moaning about the rising demand for food banks. Every family needs to live within thei Go to site post…»

Logically→ There is spit in the packaged food products of all halal-certified companies.

2022-04-08 Halal certification ensures that the food product is permitted for use according to Islamic laws. Accusations of spit in halal food are baseless. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Do NOT Overwhelm A Baby’s Immune System And There Is NO Comparison With Food Allergy Tests

2022-04-06 Is the comparison between testing new food items one by one on babies to determine an allergic reaction versus babies being able to safely handle "8 different antigens," presumably in a vaccine, valid? No, that's not true: Dr. James Cherr Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media post makes inaccurate comparison between antigens in vaccines, food allergies

2022-04-01 A baby’s immune system can’t handle antigens from vaccines, because new food must be introduced slowly to identify allergic reactions. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ 2,612% rise in food bank use under David Cameron need context

2022-04-01 In response to a tweet from the former Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron about volunteering at a local “food project”, the Labour MP Zarah Sultana said: “Foodbank use went up 2,612% while David Cameron was Prime Minister. Apol Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Waitrose is not offering anyone who shares a Facebook post free food

2022-03-23 A post on Facebook with over 2,500 shares, promises to send a box full of food that is about to expire and worth over £50 to anyone who shares and comments. Although the page is called ‘Waitrose Food’, it is not affiliated with Waitro Go to site post…»

Logically→ A Sikh group was spotted running a free “langar” food truck in Ukraine during the Russian invasion.

2022-02-28 The free food truck's image was captured in 2016 during the Good-Bye Hunger campaign in Brampton, Canada, and it is not connected to Ukraine. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ US Cost of ‘Defending Freedom’ in Ukraine: Higher Food, Gas Prices

2022-02-24 A national recession could be perhaps the biggest threat. Go to site post…»

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