“Were you aware the $3.5 Trillion Human Infrastructure package includes an animal agriculture tax of $2,600‼️ per head of cattle? $500 for swine!!!”
Social media posts
social media. Claim dated 27 Sep 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Democrats are considering a legislative proposal to tax methane emissions by oil and gas producers as a way of curbing climate change. However, the proposal does not apply to methane released by livestock operations.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 September 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 October 2021, 11 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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