“McDonald's uses potatoes sprayed with a highly toxic pesticide called Monitor.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 24 Oct 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The U.S. ended all uses of the pesticide Monitor in 2009.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 October 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 November 2022, 10 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CkH8NvxskQp/
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