No, picking up a dollar bill with fentanyl on it won't cause you to overdose. And the Justice Department hasn't labeled parents “terrorists” if they raise concerns about school curriculum. Fact-checking claims from CPAC 2023:
The conference, which has been held annually since the 1970s, has been a magnet for major figures in the conservative movement, and such announced or possible presidential candidates as former President Donald Trump, former South Carolina governor and Trump cabinet member Nikki Haley, and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo were scheduled to speak this year.
Several of this year’s discussions focused on Biden’s policies, the dangers of fentanyl, and gender identity.Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla.: The Justice Department has been"calling parents that are concerned about what their kids are being taught, they are labeling them terrorists."In a 2021 memo, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland directed the FBI to address criminal threats against school officials.
A 2021 bulletin from the National Terrorism Advisory System about the level of threat environment in the U.S. fueled claims that people who oppose coronavirus safety restrictions were being labeled domestic terrorists, but that is not so.U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn.:"You pick up a dollar that’s got fentanyl on it and you’re dead.". Medical experts say you cannot overdose by simply touching an item with fentanyl on it.
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