A Facebook post linked several unfounded claims to create one conspiracy theory about U.S. baby formula shortages. “(Pfizer) says do not breastfeed,” the May 17 post said. “Baby formula shortages everywhere. Gates […] The post
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FactCheck.org→ Post Misleadingly Blames Shipments to Ukraine for Baby Formula Shortage in U.S.
Quick Take A Mississippi-based nonprofit has sent shipments of baby formula to Ukraine since Russia invaded the country. A social media post misleadingly suggests the shipments are responsible for the formula shortage in the U.S. But the shortage has b
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Conspiracy not at root of baby formula shortage
“(Pfizer) says do not breastfeed. Baby formula shortages everywhere. Gates promotes brand new artificial breast milk technology. All within less than a 2 week period. …Nothing to see here."
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘192 Republicans Voted Against’ Baby Formula Shortage Funding?
On May 18 and 19 2022, a number of posts on Imgur and Twitter asserted that “192 Republicans” voted against funding to address an ongoing baby formula shortage: Why did 192 Republicans vote against a $28 million emergency fund to address
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The US government is not creating food shortages, despite claim about buffalo killed in the 1800s
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.”
AllSides→ Gates’ Investment in Startup Firm Is Not Related to Baby Formula Shortage
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/05/gates-investment-in-startup-firm-is-not-related-to-baby-formula-shortage/
Snopes→ Biden Invokes Defense Production Act for Formula Shortage
President Joe Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and authorized flights to import supply from overseas.
Logically→ Baby formula shortages in North America were created to help Bill Gates promote new artificial breast milk technology.
The formula shortage is the result of a product recall by a major manufacturer as well as supply chain disruptions due to recent global events.
FactCheck.org→ Gates’ Investment in Startup Firm Is Not Related to Baby Formula Shortage
Quick Take A fund backed by Bill Gates has invested in a startup working to develop lab-manufactured breast milk, but it won’t reach the market for several years. Yet, social media posts make baseless claims that Gates is behind the current baby form
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Launch ‘Artificial Breast Milk’ During 2022 Baby Formula Shortage
Did Bill Gates launch "artificial breast milk" during the U.S. baby formula shortage in 2022? No, that's not true: Although Gates' investment fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures is an investor in BIOMILQ, a startup that is developing lab-gr
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Baby formula donations to Ukraine not linked to U.S. shortage
Donations of baby formula to Ukraine helped cause the current U.S. shortage.
FactCheck.org→ Baby Formula Shortage Fuels Misleading Partisan Claims
Quick Take A shortage of baby formula has provoked misleading partisan claims that suggest President Joe Biden is responsible for the “bare shelves.” But the shortage has been caused by a recall and plant shutdown by a major manufactur
Snopes→ Was Baby Formula Shipped to US-Mexico Border Amid Shortage?
Border officials are required by law to provide food for any minors in their custody.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Formula shortage isn’t related to Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg investment in artificial breast milk
The infant formula shortage was purposely created because Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates invested in artificial breast milk.
Truth or Fiction?→ The Formula Shortage, Explained
In May 2022, news and discussion about a formula shortage in the United States ticked upward — but the severity of the issue and its implications were rarely clear in broad reporting. Complicating matters were the narrow and uneven — but no
Snopes→ Why Is There a Baby Formula Shortage?
Here's what we know about the current baby formula shortage in the United States.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Is There a Major Shortage of Baby Formula?
(Photograph by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images.)Viral social media posts claim that 40 percent of baby formula products are out of stock in the United States, forcing some mothers to drive hours away to find the necessary product.Lan
Logically→ Food processing facilities are being burned down in order to artificially create food shortages.
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.
Logically→ Fires at food processing plants in the U.S. have been deliberately planned due to food shortages.
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.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Recent Fires At US Food Processing Plants Do NOT Show Plot To Cause Food Shortage
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
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, food-plant fires aren’t attempt to create food shortages
Fires at food processing plants are an “attempt to starve us.”
PolitiFact→ Jane Timken – Biden’s American Rescue Plan fueled inflation. So did post-COVID shortages
Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing."
PolitiFact→ Looming food shortages? Probably not in the US
A wave of social media posts warn of a looming food shortage in the U.S.. Here’s why that’s unlikely.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Biden’s comments don’t prove governments are orchestrating food shortages
Joe Biden’s comments prove that food shortages are being “done deliberately by the governments of the world.”
Snopes→ Intel Building $20B Ohio Chip Facility Amid Global Shortage
Intel will invest $20 billion in a new computer chip facility in Ohio amid a global shortage of microprocessors used in everything from phones and cars to video games.
Snopes→ Is Kraft ‘Paying You’ To Skip Cheesecake Due to a Cream Cheese Shortage?
A limited-time offer in December 2021 promised to reimburse 18,000 people to replace their homemade cheesecake with a different dessert.
Snopes→ Did Raising Cane’s Send Corporate Staff To Work as Cooks, Cashiers Amid Labor Shortage?
From the office to the deep fryer they reportedly went.
Logically→ Brexit has led to supply shortages in a Brussels supermarket.
The image of empty shelves is being incorrectly linked to Brexit. Carrefour's supply chain has been hit amid a strike at its logistics provider.
Snopes→ Circus Owner Says Northern Ireland is Experiencing a Clown Shortage
This is no joke.
Logically→ Currently, there is no shortage of fuel or truck drivers in the U.K.
Although there is an adequate fuel supply, a shortage of truck drivers in the U.K. has led to dry fuel stations.
Full Fact→ No evidence government spreading fuel shortage rumours to sell surplus
Posts on Facebook claim recent fuel shortages were orchestrated by the government and industry in order to sell off fuel surpluses accumulated during the pandemic before they expired. There is no evidence for this. Oxidation and evaporation can,
Snopes→ COVID-19 Creates Dire US Shortage of Teachers, School Staff
In some areas, principals are filling in as crossing guards, teachers are being offered signing bonuses, and schools are moving back to online learning.
Snopes→ Did Bus Driver Shortage Force Mass. Gov. to Deploy National Guard?
A lack of workers willing to shuttle K-12 students to and from school is impacting school districts nationwide.
Snopes→ Shortages of Supplies and Workers Will Delay Gulf Rebuilding
Ida slammed into the Gulf Coast at a time when building contractors were already grappling with severe shortages of workers and depleted supply chains.
Logically→ Indian government increased the time gap between two Covishield vaccine doses due to a shortage.
The government claims that the increased time between two doses of Covishield is based on scientific data, not due to a shortage.
Logically→ Lebanon is witnessing fuel shortage and massive power cuts amid the financial meltdown.
The country's economic collapse has left the government without enough fuel to provide electricity for most of the day.
Snopes→ Taco Bell Sustains Nationwide Ingredient Shortages
The Mexican-food restaurant franchise may have a limited menu these days.
Snopes→ Demonstrators in Havana Protest Shortages, Rising Prices
Thousands of Cubans marched on Havana’s Malecon promenade and elsewhere on the island Sunday to protest food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis, in one of biggest anti-government demonstrations in memory.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Deaths Are NOT A Major Cause Of Staff Shortages
Are COVID-19 deaths a major cause of staff shortages in the United States? No, that's not true: Although economists can debate the relative importance of different factors contributing to the staff shortage -- and even whether there is a
Snopes→ Did California Tell Residents Not To Charge Electric Cars Due to Power Shortage?
As record high temperatures persisted in the western U.S., so did social media rumors.