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“A lot of your chain-food restaurants have been using (lab-grown meat) for years.”
Social media posts Instagram. Claim dated 5 Jul 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

What PolitiFact found

Two companies, Good Meat and Upside Foods, in June received U.S. government approval to sell lab-grown chicken to consumers. Neither company has sold their products to fast-food chains.

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 5 July 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 August 2023, 35 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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