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{"canonicalPath":"/v/microwaving-food-makes-it-radioactive-7jvke","receipt":{"challengePrompt":"Have evidence that microwaving creates radioactive isotopes in food? Send the primary source or regulator record for a counter-check.","claim":"Microwaving food makes it radioactive.","confidence":"High","createdAt":"2026-06-18T09:02:03.013Z","kicker":"Microwaves heat food. They do not turn food radioactive.","paidAt":"2026-06-18T09:02:03.012Z","reasons":[{"body":"Microwaves are non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation. They do not carry enough energy to change atomic nuclei or create radioactive material in food.","stance":"weakens","title":"Non-ionizing energy cannot make food radioactive"},{"body":"In a microwave oven, water, fats, and sugars absorb microwave energy and convert it into heat. The food does not keep emitting radiation after the oven stops.","stance":"weakens","title":"The effect is heating, not contamination"},{"body":"Regulators warn about burns, uneven heating, and leakage from damaged ovens. Those are safety issues, but they are not evidence that microwaved food becomes radioactive.","stance":"context","title":"Real microwave risks are different"}],"score":5,"shareLine":"FactPage check: FALSE — microwaving food heats it, but does not make it radioactive.","slug":"microwaving-food-makes-it-radioactive-7jvke","sources":[{"publisher":"U.S. Food and Drug Administration","title":"Microwave Oven Radiation","url":"https://www.fda.gov/radiation-emitting-products/resources-you-radiation-emitting-products/microwave-oven-radiation","usedFor":"Explains microwave oven radiation and federal safety limits."},{"publisher":"USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service","title":"Microwave Ovens and Food Safety","url":"https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/microwave-ovens-and-food-safety","usedFor":"Describes how microwaves heat food and the relevant food-safety concerns."},{"publisher":"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency","title":"Radiation Basics","url":"https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radiation-basics","usedFor":"Defines ionizing versus non-ionizing radiation and why that distinction matters."}],"summary":"The claim conflicts with basic radiation physics and public regulator guidance. Microwave ovens use non-ionizing radiation to heat food; they do not create radioactivity in the food.","vaultCategory":"Internet","verdict":"FALSE"},"type":"factpage.receipt","version":"fp-receipt-v1"}