The science, or lack thereof, behind some of the HHS secretary nominee’s nutritional views.
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Full Fact→ Citric acid is not hidden in food to ‘poison’ the population
Almost 2,000 people have shared a post suggesting there is a plot to lower the “population’s vitality” by hiding citric acid “poison” in food.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Do NOT Cause Liver Flukes; Parasites Come From Contaminated Food, Water, Not Vaccination
Do vaccinations cause liver flukes in the human stomach? No, that's not true: Vaccine experts contacted by Lead Stories called the notion "science fiction" and "nonsense." Liver flukes are parasites you can get from eating contaminated fo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kroger, Food Lion, And Publix Have NOT Announced 4% Price Cut Across The Board Since 2024 Presidential Election Ended
Did Kroger, Food Lion and Publix all announce a 4 percent price cut across the board since Donald Trump won the 2024 U.S. presidential election? No, that's not true: This post came from a self-described satirical Facebook account. The web
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – The proof is in the pudding: Elon Musk isn’t suspending users who post food pics on X
“Elon Musk thinks that posting what you eat is worthy of a suspension” from X.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, supermarket companies Kroger, Food Lion and Publix didn’t announce a 4% price cut
“Kroger, Food Lion and Publix announce a 4% price cut across the board.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYC Did NOT Announce It Would Stop Providing All Food Aid To Migrants
Did New York City announce it would stop providing all food assistance to migrants? No, that's not true: The city announced that it would stop giving prepaid debit cards to migrants to buy their own food. Instead it will return to deliver
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Joe Rogan Talking About Rat Meat In Chinese Food Has AI-Generated Audio Track
Does a video on social media show podcaster Joe Rogan discussing the topic of rat meat supposedly in Chinese food, and how a person might find out about "how to heal the body from the toxins they feed us" in a podcast? No, that's not true
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Food For Everyone’ Headline Does NOT Show Trump Leaving Pennsylvania McDonald’s Without Paying After 2024 Campaign Stop
Did a "food for everyone" headline show Donald Trump had left a McDonald's location without paying the bill in 2024, as a post on X suggested? No, that's not true: The headline appeared in a 2023 article published by The Guardian after he
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this video doesn’t show a liberal who vowed to eat dog food until Kamala Harris is president
“Liberal woman films herself eating dog food” because she said, “I’m eating dog food until Kamala is president.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Woman Pledging To Eat Dog Food Until Harris Wins Election — Text Was Added To Original Clip
Does a video posted on Instagram genuinely show a woman who has pledged to eat dog food until Kamala Haris is president? No, that's not true: The video originated from a TikTok account featuring a woman who cosplays as a dog named Lassie.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2,000 Were NOT Stranded In North Carolina Church Without Food For 6 Days
Were 200 or as many as 2,000 people found stranded after Hurricane Helene in a church in Candler, North Carolina, after six days without food? No, that's not true: The communications and public engagement director for that county told Lea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows 2 Heavily Armed Men In Line At Fast Food Restaurant
Does a photo shared on X truly show two heavily armed men waiting in line at a fast-food restaurant? No, that's not true: Several AI detectors found substantial evidence to suggest the image was fake. Garbled text and abnormalities in hum
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, McDonald’s didn’t say there’s ‘no record’ Kamala Harris worked at the fast food chain
McDonald’s “said they have no record whatsoever of Kamala Harris ever working at any of their locations.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Viral video that appears to show Jordan Peterson disparaging Chinese food is altered
Video shows Jordan Peterson making disparaging remarks about Chinese food
Health Feedback→ Edible food coating Apeel doesn’t contain toxic ingredients; its ingredients are recognized as safe for use in foods
REVIEW In late June 2024, claims spread on social media platforms that Apeel, an edible coating that protects fruits and vegetables from spoilage, contains toxins and “secret ingredients”. Many posts, like this Facebook reel with over one millio
Full Fact→ Bill Gates is not planning to attack food supplies to create a market for bird flu vaccine
Mr Gates did not tweet “There really is no choice—bird flu jab, or die painfully”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Foods Like Oreos, Lucky Charms Are NOT Facing Nationwide Ban In US
Are foods like Lucky Charms, Flamin' Hot Cheetos, Oreos and Gatorade facing a nationwide ban in the United States? No, that's not true: Several states, including California, have either passed or are considering legislation to ban certain
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tyson Foods Is NOT Adding Insects To Meat Products
Do Tyson Foods brand meat products contain insects and are the bugs listed on the labels, as implied by a post on Facebook? No, that's not true: In a phone interview with Lead Stories, a spokesperson for Tyson Foods responded to the socia
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A Tennessee bill doesn’t ban vaccines from being pumped into the food supply
Tennessee has become the first state in the U.S. to ban Bill Gates’ mRNA from being pumped into the food supply.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tennessee Did NOT Ban The Inclusion Of Vaccines In The Food Supply
Did Tennessee prohibit the inclusion of vaccines in the food supply? No, that's not true: The proposed law, Tennessee House Bill 1894, was awaiting Gov. Bill Lee's signature as of April 8, 2024, and would consider any food containing vacc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence AOC Said ‘I Get My Food From The Grocery Store’ In Response To Supply Disruptions From Collapsed Baltimore Bridge — It’s Satire
Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) say supply disruptions caused by the Baltimore bridge collapse don't concern her because she "get[s] her food from the grocery store?" No, that's not true: This quote comes from a satirical website
Health Feedback→ It’s safe to use aluminum foil when cooking food; no evidence to date showing it causes Alzheimer’s or cancer
REVIEW Aluminum is a metal abundant in our daily environment. It’s the most predominant metal in the earth’s crust and is present in air, water, and the human body. We’re exposed to trace amounts of aluminum in our diet from things like tea, s
The Dispatch→ California’s New ‘Fast Food’ Wage Law Will Probably End Badly. We Just Don’t Know How.
Recent calamities in Seattle, Minneapolis, and D.C. provide some clues.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Call For Tyson Foods Boycott As Of March 23, 2024
Did Elon Musk encourage a boycott of Tyson Foods as of March 23, 2024? No, that's not true: There is no such statement on Musk's X account. The claim originated from a satirical website, and Musk doesn't appear to be involved in calls for
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ FACT FOCUS: Tyson Foods isn’t hiring workers who came to the U.S. illegally. Boycott calls persist
Conservative influencers and politicians are calling for a boycott of Tyson Foods after false claims spread online saying the multinational meat producer is planning to hire 52,000 people who came to the U.S. illegally.
PolitiFact→ Sean Duffy – No, Tyson Foods didn’t announce it would hire 52,000 migrants
Tyson Foods announced it would hire 52,000 migrants.
PolitiFact→ Energy weapons, blue roofs and food supply attacks: Texas wildfires revive baseless claims
As Texas struggles with the largest wildfire in its history, some social media users are reviving baseless conspiracy theories we’ve seen before. Here’s what we found.
Health Feedback→ Health risks associated with pesticide chlormequat on oat- and wheat-based food products require further investigation
REVIEW On 15 February 2024, the New York Post published an article that claimed 80% of Americans had tested positive for the pesticide chlormequat chloride, a chemical allegedly linked to infertility and delayed puberty. U.S. presidential candidate
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No evidence Texas fires are an attack on food supply; experts see little effect on prices
Texas wildfires are a “deliberate” attack on U.S. food supply.
Health Feedback→ Tennessee House Bill HB1894 isn’t evidence that vaccines are present in food at grocery stores; edible vaccines remain hypothetical for now
REVIEW On 21 February 2024, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed a bill (HB1894) on food labeling sponsored by lawmaker Scott Cepicky. The bill “prohibits the manufacture, sale, or delivery, holding, or offering for sale of any food that
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Texas chicken farm fire revives baseless conspiracy theory about food supply attacks
Chicken farm fire that killed 12 million birds intentionally set
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump exaggerates food inflation under Joe Biden; prices are not 40% to 60% higher
Food “costs 40%, 50%, 60% more than it did just a few years ago.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – NYC will give migrant families debit, not credit, cards for food
"NYC to give ILLEGALS $53 Million in Prepaid Credit Cards."
Full Fact→ How many people use food banks?
Labour and the TUC have claimed there are 2.98 million people now using food banks—but this figure appears to actually be the number of parcels handed out by the Trussell Trust.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, viral footage doesn’t show explosives disguised as food cans in Gaza
Photo shows explosives disguised as food cans.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Federal food assistance recipients are not eligible for free U.S. passports
Federal food assistance recipients and their children can get “a free passport” by using a specific waiver form.
Health Feedback→ Social media account “I AM Awakened” exploits seasonal illness surge to promote conspiracy that chemicals in food cause a “plandemic”
REVIEW A video published by the YouTube channel “I AM Awakened” at the end of December 2023 questioned a spate of illnesses in China and New York, claiming that this was caused by chlorine and benzene in the food and water. The video also added
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Tyson Foods invests in insects, but not for your chicken nuggets
Tyson Foods may put insect protein in your chicken nuggets.
Truth or Fiction?→ Fact-Check: Foods at the First Thanksgiving Feast
In American history, the First Thanksgiving holds a place of high sentiment and significance. It is often portrayed as a harmonious gathering between the early settlers and Native Americans, with images of a bountiful table filled with modern dishes.