Claim: The World Health Organisation  has said that processed meat is as big a cancer threat as cigarettes.
Fact-check: Processed meat isn't as big a cause of cancer as smoking - Full Fact
Verdict: inaccurate. the who has said processed meat is proven to cause cancer, just as cigarettes are. but the cancer risk attached to eating processed meat is far smaller than smoking.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Laura O'Brien
Date published: 2015-10-27T00:00:00