In reality, the US Department of Agriculture is killing off birds infected with bird flu.
Elon Musk said former President Joe Biden's administration ordered the "insane slaughter of 150 million laying hens" - mischaracterizing the Department of Agriculture's /USDA/ policy, which is still being followed under Trump.
Musk shared a post on his social media platform X claiming that Biden killed the hens, which led to higher egg prices, and said, "It's true. It was the Biden administration's insane killing of 150 million chickens that did it."
In fact, the USDA is following through with the destruction of chickens infected with bird flu because the only way to stop the disease is to remove all affected birds so that the rest can be saved.
The current avian flu outbreak began in February 2022, and since then, the USDA estimates 166.38 million birds have been killed as a result of depopulation efforts to contain the disease.
While the majority of birds were killed during Biden's presidency, the practice has continued since Trump took office, and about 13 million birds have been affected since February. | BGNES