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Floridians Can Obtain Food Stamp Benefits If Their Power Went Out During Hurricane Irma?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sept. 15, 2017 A series of Facebook rumors about food stamp benefits for post-Irma Florida residents have a gra ...
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Did Congress Vote to Take Away Food Stamps from 1.5 Million Veterans?

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Dan MacGuill
July 17, 2018 A partisan Facebook page significantly exaggerated the likely consequences of the House's versio ...
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Activists, Retailers Deride White House's Proposed 'Harvest Box' Program

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Feb. 14, 2018 The head of one advocacy group says the program hinges on an "antiquated" idea about people enro ...
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Did Trump Administration Refuse Puerto Rico's Request to Allow Food Stamps to be Used for Hot Meals?

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Dan MacGuill
Oct. 5, 2017 The Department of Agriculture agreed to waive the usual "hot food" ban for food stamps and denie ...
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Iowa to Discontinue Soda and Candy for EBT Recipients on 1 October 2017?

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Dan Evon
Sept. 21, 2017 A Facebook prank site published a hoax report that soda and candy would no longer be eligible fo ...
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Donald Trump Said: 'Kiss your Section 8, Welfare and Medicaid Goodbye'?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Nov. 10, 2016 Racially-charged reports that Donald Trump said that he wanted to get rid of specific social pro ...
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President Obama Allows Hot Food to be Purchased with Food Stamps

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct. 20, 2016 President Obama has not passed a law removing a restriction that bars food stamp recipients from ...
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Muslim Woman Buys Soda with Food Stamps to Resell?

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Kim LaCapria
Sept. 30, 2016 A viral video depicts a man who followed a purportedly Muslim woman to her vehicle at night and ...
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Wisconsin to Eliminate All Food Assistance Programs Through 2019

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Kim LaCapria
Sept. 23, 2016 An existing hoax news site used a new domain to spread a false rumor about a freeze on governmen ...
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Charlotte Tells Rioters Anyone Caught Looting Will Lose Welfare and Food Stamps Permanently

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Sept. 23, 2016 A fake news site played to racially charged rhetoric by claiming that Keith Lamont Scott protest ...
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Donald Trump Says Harriet Tubman Face Belongs on Foodstamps

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Dan Evon
Aug. 19, 2016 A fake news article reported that Donald Trump said abolitionist Harriet Tubman's likeness belon ...
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President Obama is Giving $1,000 per Month to Food Stamp Recipients

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
June 27, 2016 A baseless Facebook rumor held that President Obama was giving food stamp recipients an extra $1 ...
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Will Alabama Take Away Your Food Stamps If You Own a Car?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
March 18, 2016 An Alabama newspaper's assertion that a proposed bill would bar food stamp recipients from ownin ...
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Alabama Lawmaker Wants Food Stamp 'Hunger Tests'?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Feb. 16, 2016 No, a Republican politician didn't propose saliva-based "hunger tests" prior to issuing food stamps.
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Must Citizens Who Want to Receive Government Benefits Agree to Be Microchipped?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jan. 28, 2016 RFID microchips have many uses, but requiring their surgical implantation for receipt of governm ...
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The New American Way of Life

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Sept. 1, 2015
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Can You Use Food Stamps to Purchase Marijuana?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 12, 2014 Despite what some people may think they've read, you still can't use food stamps to purchase mar ...
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