“And on May 22nd, in about a month, they're releasing a hundred-day report on the chronic disease crisis, why kids are getting so sick.”
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AssertionPartly supported
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“The number one item on food stamps is soda and more than 60% go to ultra processed food.”
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AssertionNot checkable as stated
Means: Democrats reflexively defend $10B SNAP soda subsidy against Trump
“You've had Democrats passionately arguing that we need to continue to have a ten billion dollar subsidy from the federal government to soda companies on snap just reflexively because, you know, the Trump administration happens to be talking about this.”
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“A better UX on medical records is putting lipstick on a pig. The problem is the underlying incentives of the system. You know, shipping pills in a millennial pig packaging is an innovation. You know, a lot of healthcare startups are just wrappers on the existi…”
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AssertionContradicted
Means: Tobacco giants controlled 50% of US food supply in early 1990s
“50% of the US food supply was controlled by Philip Morris and RJ Reynolds in the early 19 nineties.”
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AssertionPartly supported
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“Today in America, a child's diet is 70% ultra processed food. In Japan or Italy, it's 15%.”
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AssertionPartly supported
Kellogg's uses natural juices in European Froot Loops but dyes in US
“Kellogg's makes fruit loops with carrot juice and watermelon juice and ships them across the border to Canada and ships them over to Europe. They make the same product with petroleum based dyes here in the U S.”
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