Last Updated on January 9, 2024 by Neelam Singh
Quick Take
A social media post has shared a photo of packaged meat claiming to be human meat, as indicated on its packaging, found on store shelves. We fact-checked and found the claim to be False. We found out that the picture is not real. An artist named Jeff Wysaki made it. He makes funny food items and toys under the name Obvious Plant.
The Claim
An Instagram post shows packaged meat and a label on it claims that it is human meat and is being sold in stores.
We have attached a screenshot of the post below:
Fact Check
Do stores sell real human meat?
No. There is no store selling real human meat. The Instagram photo is a satirical advertisement for a fictional product People Meat. The ad’s creator, Obvious Plant, is known for creating fake products that are designed to make people laugh or think.
Besides this, we further found that the website mentioned on the label of the claimed post is www.pastureone.com. Our research shows that the content on this website has been updated and now displays content in the Kazakh language, as per Google Translate. However, the Internet Archive Wayback Machine reveals that the website was once linked to an American grass-fed beef company called Pasture One. Further research took us to an image showing a one-pound package of Pasture One Grass Fed and Finished Ground Beef that was previously promoted for sale on the website touchofmodern.com. It appears that the Instagram photo has been modified from this original version. Numerous aspects of the initial packaging, such as the Pasture One website and company address, remain unaltered in the Instagram-posted image.
THIP Media has uncovered that images are frequently manipulated to disseminate misinformation across social media platforms. In one of our previous fact checks, we dispelled an image purporting that COVID vaccines make meat magnetic. Additionally, we refuted an image alleging that the consumption of female animal meat increased estrogen levels in males. Furthermore, we debunked false claims about vaccination camps urging people to donate their children’s organs.
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