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False: U.S. Marine Corps arrested a CDC official. We searched Nexis news archives and Google for articles from reputable news organizations and found no reports of Dr. Howard Zucker’s arrest. Zucker is the deputy director of global health at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.A U.S. Marine Corps spokesperson said that the Marines knew of no arrest of a CDC official.We traced the claim’s origin to a website known for spreading false claims. (Source: PolitiFact)

Pants-Fire: Photo shows former first lady Michelle Obama as a man. This photo was altered. (Source: PolitiFact)

False: “mRNA in food is being tested by USDA now.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it isn’t testing for mRNA in meat or poultry, the food products it oversees, and told us there are no mRNA vaccines approved or under trial for cattle. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration oversees milk products and confirmed there are no tests involving mRNA.The video in the post misrepresents a recent study that used cow’s milk molecules to stabilize mRNA to inject into mice and elicit an immune response. The research didn’t show, as the clip claims, that mRNA can be ingested via milk and cross the gastrointestinal barrier into the bloodstream.Chances are minuscule that mRNA vaccines could transfer to people who consume food products from vaccinated animals, experts said. Messenger RNA breaks down quickly, and federal rules don't allow for meat or milk to be harvested from animals until recent vaccines have been metabolized. (Source: PolitiFact)

False: Video shows U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn receiving an “ovation” after confronting U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi. This video doesn’t show that. (Source: PolitiFact)