Internet theories mix Trump beef imports with wild horse slaughter pipeline

Factcheck:

Two real stories got mashed into a conspiracy. Trump is temporarily lifting tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of ground beef imports to try cutting prices. Separately, a New York Times report showed BLM wild horse sales jumped under Trump and some animals appear to enter a slaughter pipeline to Canada through middlemen. Horse slaughter for food is banned in the US. No evidence shows horse meat is being mixed into American beef supplies or sold unlabeled. Imported meat gets inspected and must be labeled by species.

Conspiracy theories claim horse meat is being sold in US

Trump admin reportedly allowing sale of protected wild horses to slaughterhouses

 

 

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