“Every single McDonald’s french fry comes exclusively from potatoes grown on Bill Gates-owned farmland.”
Social media posts
Facebook post. Claim dated 8 Jul 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
One farm that supplies potatoes to McDonald’s is owned by Bill Gates, the philanthropist and Microsoft Corp. co-founder, but it is not the sole supplier.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 July 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 July 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/thispageisaboutearth/posts/pfbid02Recuvniq5fwMLHCsdHcpCCUmaEJCny…
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