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Federal prosecutors have charged scores of people in multiple Minnesota fraud cases that involve programs such as Feeding Our Future, Medicaid Housing Stabilization Services (HSS), and autism services...
McDonald’s is not serving human flesh; the allegation is a long-running urban legend and satirical hoax that has been repeatedly debunked by multiple fact-checkers and news organizations . Viral video...
There is no single, authoritative figure in the supplied sources that gives a neat, recent percentage of households on “welfare” broken out exactly as White, Somali, Black, and Latino. Available repor...
Roughly one in eight Americans received SNAP (food stamp) benefits in 2024–25: USDA data show SNAP served about 41.7 million people in fiscal year 2024 — roughly 12.3% of the U.S. population — and oth...
Grocery prices rose sharply during Joe Biden’s presidency—U.S. “food at home” CPI climbed about 20.7% from Jan 2021 to Dec 2023, outpacing average hourly wage growth of 14.7% over the same period (Wis...
Available reporting and public-data summaries in the provided sources do not give a clear, single percentage for how many Somali Minnesotans receive SNAP/EBT in 2024–2025; sources instead provide stat...
Over the past decade, available reports show persistent disparities in welfare participation by race: non‑Hispanic white people make up the largest absolute share of some program caseloads (e.g., SNAP...
President Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package to help growers hit by trade disruptions; most reports say up to $11 billion will go to a Farmer Bridge Assistance program for row crops . Mult...
The available data do not support a single, simple percentage for “fraudulent” SNAP recipients: , but those improper payments include unintentional errors, incorrect amounts, and some fraud, not just ...
Campbell’s has consistently denied using 3D‑printed, lab‑grown or “bioengineered” chicken in its soups, saying it uses “100% real chicken” from USDA‑approved suppliers . The claim entered public view ...
A consistent set of federal and independent analyses shows that , representing a small share of total program participation and spending; these figures do not establish how many recipients are undocum...
Egg prices rose sharply during the Biden years—BLS data show a climb from about $1.60 per dozen in February 2021 to $4.10 in December 2024—and wholesale prices spiked further into early 2025 amid a ma...
Available reporting does not give a single authoritative federal figure showing the share of U.S. Somali households receiving SNAP; viral posts have claimed 42.4% but those posts are unverified and co...
Consumer prices rose modestly from 2024 to 2025: U.S. headline CPI shows roughly a 3.0% year‑over‑year increase in multiple monthly snapshots (3.0% for Jan and for the 12 months ending Sep 2025) and t...
USDA’s most recent public characteristics report (FY2023) and related coverage show that the largest single racial group of SNAP participants is non‑Hispanic White, with Black/African American and His...
Available reporting shows farmers and farming-dependent counties overwhelmingly backed Donald Trump in 2024: Investigate Midwest and multiple outlets report an average of about 77.7–78% support in the...
President Trump’s second term (begun January 20, 2025) has been marked by a high volume of executive actions — Ballotpedia counts 218 executive orders, 55 memoranda and 112 proclamations as of Dec. 10...
SNAP eligibility uses two income tests: gross monthly income (usually ≤130% of the Federal Poverty Level) and net monthly income (≤100% of the FPL after allowable deductions); asset limits also apply ...
Two U.S. startups — Upside Foods and Good Meat — received federal clearances in 2023 to sell cell‑cultured chicken to restaurants, and their products briefly appeared on the menus of two high‑end U.S....
The 2026 increase in the federal poverty guidelines — used each October to set SNAP income thresholds — raised the monthly gross income ceilings to 130% of the poverty level and net income limits to 1...