Thirty states have implemented policies to remove soda from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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The Joe Rogan ExperienceNov 6, 2026
The claim that thirty states have implemented soda removal from SNAP is contradicted by the sources: a NYT analysis from August 2026 reports eight states with soda bans in effect, with 23 approved and 10 in process, and no source reports thirty implemented.
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… Yeah, I felt that, yeah, and that's how I try to operate throughout. Again, it's either money or shame. You know, with the dietary guidelines, with taking soda off SNAP, with, you know, we've gotten a lot of major food policies. You know, the top item on food stamps is soda. Isn't that crazy? Off 30 states, you know, we had landmark food safety reform. So we what are the 20 states that didn't go along with that? California is one, Texas. City super healthy. California, Texas, Governor Abbott, they were flying private jets. A food company saw not to he did it. …
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Contradicts. The New York Times (Aug. 22, 2026) reports that eight states had soda bans in effect, five more had policies blocked by a court, and 10 were in the process of implementing them.[3]
Contradicts. AP (Dec. 30, 2025) reports that at least 18 states had enacted waivers prohibiting certain SNAP purchases, and the USDA list shows approved waivers, not implemented policies, with several blocked by courts.[1][2]
Contradicts. Newsweek (Aug. 20, 2026) lists only a handful of states with scheduled SNAP restrictions in the following weeks, far short of thirty.[4]
Context. The post's "Off 30 states" appears in a sentence about landmark food safety reform, so the passage does not clearly tie the figure of thirty to SNAP soda restrictions.
Sources
4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 1 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1SNAP bans on soda, candy and other foods take effect in five states Jan. 1apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2USDA Food and Nutrition Servicefna.usda.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 3Some States Banned the Use of Food Stamps to Buy Soda. ...nytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts
- 4More Than 2 Million to Face Major SNAP Changes: What to Knownewsweek.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
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