“Stanley cups tested positive for lead “inside of the cup where the drink is.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 29 Jan 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Stanley cups’ base contain a sealing material with lead, used to vacuum seal the cups. The lead is covered by stainless steel and doesn’t come into contact with areas consumers touch or drink from.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 January 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 February 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://ghostarchive.org/archive/ecAd1
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