Across the U.S., a dark cloud looms over Halloween weekend as SNAP benefits could abruptly stall on November 1 if funding expires and isn't supplemented amid the ongoing government shutdown. As food banks brace for impact, TikTok creators are racking up millions of views with content around food instability—though they're also raising some eyebrows.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) costs around $8 billion per month and helps approximately 42 million low- and no-income Americans buy food and other groceries. Preliminary data from the USDA shows the value of SNAP benefits sent out to recipients in May 2025 was $7,864,859,076—the latest month for which data is available.

When asked about the future of the program, President Trump told reporters that "we’re going t

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