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6 claims about lab-grown and genetically modified foods we've fact-checked

Lab-grown and genetically modified foods continue to draw scrutiny, with social media users concerned the products are “secretly” being sold to consumers.

Reporter Jack Izzo highlighted six claims we’ve examined, including:

  • Are U.S. stores selling 3D-printed meat?

  • Did Bill Gates donate $50M to create “biologically modified” crops?

  • Does Campbell's Soup use “bioengineered meat” and “3D-printed chicken”?

  • Is a Dutch factory 3D-printing meat from stem cells?

Illustration shows Central Intelligence Agency seal on background featuring multiple dollar bills.

Did CIA offer buyout to entire workforce?

Unnamed officials reportedly said the move was a "bid to bring the agency in line with President Trump's priorities." Here’s what we know.

An image shows a meme with actor Denzel Washington wearing a dark suit, dark tie and white shirt, along with a superimposed, circle-shaped photo of U.S. President Donald Trump wearing a dark suit, red tie and white shirt, with the words on the meme reading, "I've worked with a lot of people in my life, and I've never met anyone braver, smarter, or who cares more about America than Donald Trump. He's a great friend and an even better president. I'm proud to be a steadfast supporter, and I'll never apologize for it. God Bless America and our president."

Did Denzel Washington say he's 'never met anyone braver, smarter' than Trump?

"He's a great friend and an even better president," Washington allegedly said about Trump. "I'm proud to be a steadfast supporter, and I'll never apologize for it."

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Did Trump say, 'Let [Iran] take out' LA and San Diego to end war?

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Did Trump share post predicting Armageddon 'tonight'?

"I have spoken to God and he has given me a vision," the president allegedly posted on Truth Social.

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A tall gold-covered sculpture shows U.S. President Donald Trump naked with a golf club in one hand and the scales of justice in the other, sitting on the shoulders of a smaller, much frailer man.

Do photos show gold statue of naked Trump at European Parliament?

The statue is allegedly called, "The Orange Plague."

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