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Latest Fact-Checks In Food

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Facebook posts
stated on June 30, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Fast food chain Wendy’s was “exposed for using horse meat.”
Pants on Fire!
By Gabrielle Settles • July 8, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on June 7, 2022 in a Facebook post:
95-item list of food-destroying incidents demonstrates that “you are duped if you think they aren’t planning a food shortage.”
False
By Madison Czopek • June 15, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on June 6, 2022 in a post:
“USDA is predicting egg prices will be $12 a dozen by fall 2022.”
False
By Monique Curet • June 8, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on May 11, 2022 in a Facebook post:
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.”
False
By Madison Czopek • May 19, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on May 12, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Amazon will ship baby formula to U.S. addresses if you change your preferred country on its website from the U.S. to Canada.
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 17, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on May 12, 2022 in a post:
Donations of baby formula to Ukraine helped cause the current U.S. shortage.
False
By Monique Curet • May 17, 2022
Jane Timken
stated on April 13, 2022 in a campaign ad:
Joe Biden’s spending “has sent prices skyrocketing.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 20, 2022
Viral image
stated on March 26, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Joe Biden’s comments prove that food shortages are being “done deliberately by the governments of the world.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 18, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2022 in a Facebook post:
McDonald’s added xylitol to its ice cream which is toxic to dogs.
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 14, 2022
Ashley Hinson
stated on March 6, 2022 in a tweet:
California has instituted a “bacon ban.”
Half-True
By Kelsey Harrell • March 11, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on February 15, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Grocery chain Aldi will send people who share a Facebook post a “bag full of family necessities” worth $750, and 100 random bags also have a voucher for $500.
Pants on Fire!
By Andy Nguyen • February 21, 2022
NaturalNews.com
stated on December 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Food crops can be engineered right now based on existing technology to cause infertility in Black people alone.”
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 7, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on January 25, 2022 in Facebook posts:
Texas Roadhouse is sending vouchers for a free steak dinner for four to everyone who shares and comments on a Facebook post.
False
By Becca Schimmel • January 26, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on January 19, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Photos show “sheep feces” that are “now in high demand in China because of their richness in protein.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 19, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on December 12, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Eating grapefruit, “if you’re on antidepressants,” can “cause a fatal overdose.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • December 21, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on October 12, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A photo shows a $123,199 turkey for sale at Target “this year.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 19, 2021
Kimberly Klacik
stated on October 13, 2021 in a tweet:
An image of empty grocery store shelves shows the effect of President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan.
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 13, 2021
Occupy Democrats
stated on September 1, 2021 in on social media:
Texas “ranks 50th in baby wellness checks, ranks 50th in clinical care for infants, ranks 50th in uninsured women, ranks 43rd in maternal mortality, ranks 44th in school funding per child, and ranks 46th in child hunger.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 8, 2021
Viral image
stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post:
The US government is trying to create food shortages by telling farmers to destroy their crops.
False
By Andy Nguyen • September 7, 2021
Viral image
stated on June 7, 2021 in an Instagram post:
Says Anthony Bourdain tweeted, “This might be the best bat soup I ever had in my life. Someday everyone’s gonna be talking about Wuhan.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 9, 2021
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