Viral Image Claims to Show Phone Number for Receiving Emergency Food Stamps
Posted on AllSides March 27th, 2020
From The Center
FACT CHECK
An image shared on Facebook more than 46,000 times purportedly shows the phone number people can call to get emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
Verdict: False
The number is not listed in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) directory of local SNAP offices and does not match the National Hunger Hotline. It comes from a popular 2005 rap song.
Fact Check:
SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, are vouchers that low income Americans can use to buy food at approved retailers. States run and administer the program,...
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
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