Is there a facility where baby formula is being destroyed in order to create or prolong a baby formula shortage? No, that's not true: The logo that appears on a dumpster pictured in a TikTok video is that of Imperial Western Products. The company has several divisions, some of which recycle and refine a variety of materials for different purposes.…

Is Enfamil, an infant formula brand, harming and killing babies during the U.S. baby formula shortage of 2022? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Enfamil poses such a threat to babies. Although there was a widespread baby formula recall in the United States in 2022, Enfamil products were not a part of the recall. The claim appeared…

Do COVID-19 vaccines reduce breast milk supplies, which has caused the baby formula shortage, and is billionaire Bill Gates behind the whole scheme? No, that's not true: A September 2021 study found that a small proportion of women reported a reduction in their breast milk supply immediately following COVID vaccines but the milk "came back fully within 72 hours after…

Does a picture show "pallets of formula" in Mexico, proving that there is only a shortage of baby formula in the United States because "the Biden Administration wants us to suffer"? No, that's not true: Not only does the picture not show baby formula but the U.S. shortage is caused by well-documented events that are unique to the country and…

Did a retired nurse in hospice care just reveal that she had swapped 5,000 babies over over the course of her 44-year career working at many hospitals in the St. Louis, Missouri, area? No, that's not true: There is no evidence supporting this claim. There is however, a very similar story that circulated in 2019 regarding the purported "confession" from…

Is it true that "not one real video has surfaced" from the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: There is an abundance of footage showing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The claim appeared in a Facebook post on May 20, 2022. The post, which contained several claims and featured images of figures from the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)…

Did Bill Gates launch "artificial breast milk" during the U.S. baby formula shortage in 2022? No, that's not true: Although Gates' investment fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures is an investor in BIOMILQ, a startup that is developing lab-grown breast milk, the product has not been launched and its availability is unrelated to the nationwide shortage. The claim appeared in a Facebook…

Will Similac and Enfamil, two baby formula companies, send parents free formula through "the state" due to the ongoing formula shortage? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Abbott, the parent company of Similac, told us that this claim was not true. Although a social media post claimed that the baby formula company Enfamil would also send parents free formula,…

Can parents in the United States purchase baby formula from Amazon Canada to expedite the delivery during a shortage of formula in the U.S.? No, that's not true: Amazon consumers based in the U.S. are not able to purchase baby formula products from other versions of the Amazon website, like Amazon.ca, if the formula is sold or shipped by Amazon.…

Due to recent baby formula shortages, is the U.S. military health care program Tricare shipping free baby formula to Tricare beneficiaries, based on how much the baby consumes each month? No, the information in the viral post is misleading: Only a small number of babies who have a medical need because of a metabolic disorder -- and a doctor's order…