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Mostly false: “Rainforests are being cleared for tofu”

Fact-check, Mostly falseBy Jade Hochschule, University of Applied Sciences, Wilhelmshaven, DEDecember 17, 2025

A common belief is that replacing meat with tofu does not help the environment, since soy farming is often connected to deforestation in tropical regions like the Amazon. However, soy grown for tofu and other human foods makes up only a small part of global soy production. This fact check explores how tofu is actually…

Mostly true: “Belgium is one of the European countries contributing most to tropical deforestation”

Fact-check, Mostly trueBy AP University College, BEJune 25, 2021

On Wednesday 14 April, an article (pay wall, Dutch) appeared on the website of Flemish newspaper De Morgen on a WWF report (Dutch) on tropical deforestation. It states that Belgium is one of the largest deforesters in Europe, per capita. The claim turns out to be mostly true. Belgium is indeed one of the European…

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