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A chicken is housed indoors. There is a small gap leading to an outdoor space, but the chickens do not go there.
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OPINION
Ethics

What does 'free range' really mean? The facts behind the label

People often imagine animals in free-range farms as roaming freely in lush pastures. In reality, some free-range animals may never step foot outside.
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A man pours a red additive into cow feed. This links to this article's discussion on the perceived benefits of feed additives.
Opinion
OPINION
Environment

Can feed additives really fix the methane problem?

Feed additives have been regarded as the silver bullet to tackle methane emissions from cow farmers, but are they all they're cracked up to be?
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A person sits on a couch facing the camera. In one hand, they hold a banana, and in the other hand they hold a candy bar. This represents the conflicting information that eating fruit is as unhealthy as eating candy.
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OPINION
Nutrition

Why do influencers keep saying that fruit makes you fat?

Claims that fruits should be avoided because of their sugar content are very popular on social media. In this article, we fact-check the claim that eating fruits makes you fat.
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A scene depicting two types of apples. On the left are American apples, whereas on the right there are Italian apples, showing the comparisons that are often drawn between these countries' food
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OPINION
Nutrition

Are Italian apples really six times healthier than American apples?

Social media claims often compare Italian and American products. In this article, we fact-check the claim that you’d need to eat six apples in America to get the benefits from one.
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