{"id":856662,"date":"2021-10-07T13:43:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T17:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=856662"},"modified":"2021-10-07T13:43:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T17:43:32","slug":"fact-check-did-coca-cola-post-this-meme-mentioning-fatphobia-and-death-squads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-coca-cola-post-this-meme-mentioning-fatphobia-and-death-squads\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Coca-Cola Post This Meme Mentioning \u2018Fatphobia\u2019 And \u2018Death Squads\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-coca-cola-post-this-meme-mentioning-fatphobia-and-death-squads%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=856662&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CUsVwVUlLbq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=4b855cfe-2fbe-46eb-a326-5f1d69a2e26b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Instagram<\/a> purportedly shows a meme posted by Coca-Cola that mentions \u201ccompany funded death squads\u201d and \u201cfatphobia.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CUsVwVUlLbq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" readability=\"-9.9166666666667\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The brand did not post the meme in question.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coca-Cola\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cocacola\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram account<\/a> had roughly 2.7 million followers at press time. The image in the Oct. 6 Instagram post displays what appears to be a post by that account with the caption, \u201cTo everyone caring for themselves, we see you and applaud your strength. Link in bio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The purported Coca-Cola post, shown as having garnered over 10,600 likes, features an image showing the \u201cYes Chad\u201d and \u201cCrying Wojak\u201d memes. \u201cCrying Wojak\u201d is pictured saying, \u201cNOOOOOOOO you can\u2019t drink coke its full of corn syrup and the company funded death squads.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/04\/09\/fact-check-georgia-removing-coca-cola-products-state-owned-buildings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Is Georgia Removing All Coca-Cola Products From All State-Owned Buildings?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYES, I CAN,\u201d \u201cYes Chad\u201d responds. \u201cIgnoring your fatphobia and treating myself is self-care #ICanHaveACan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some Columbian-owned companies bottling Coca-Cola beverages faced accusations of contracting operatives from the paramilitary organization United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia between 1990 and 2003 to kill union leaders, The Guardian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2003\/jul\/24\/marketingandpr.colombia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. The image\u2019s mention of \u201ccompany funded death squads\u201d may refer to claims of that kind, but it was not shared by Coca-Cola.<\/p>\n<p>None of the company\u2019s real posts on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/page\/820882001277849\/search\/?q=death%20squads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cocacola\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=death%20squads%20(from%3ACocaCola)&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> feature the term \u201cdeath squads\u201d or the image showing the \u201cYes Chad\u201d and \u201cCrying Wojak\u201d memes. Check Your Fact could not find a single credible news report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Coca-Cola+%22death+squads%22+social+media&amp;oq=Coca-Cola+%22death+squads%22+social+media&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j0i333l2.12359j1j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online<\/a> of Coca-Cola ever using the phrase on social media, and it does not appear in any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coca-colacompany.com\/media-center?q=death%20squads&amp;tags=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press releases<\/a> issued by the corporation. The Oct. 6 Instagram post\u2019s image is displayed on the meme website <a href=\"https:\/\/ifunny.co\/picture\/cocacola-noooooooo-you-can-t-yes-i-can-drink-coke-Up3TFS0z8\">iFunny<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Coca-Cola did publish a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CR5NgIBH7m2\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 28 post<\/a> on Instagram with the caption addressed \u201cto everyone caring for themselves,\u201d which has received over 10,700 likes. However, the real post\u2019s images only contained its logo and text stating, \u201cSelf-love is selfless. Especially when the world is watching. Cheers to caring for yourself first.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Instagram purportedly shows a meme posted by Coca-Cola that mentions \u201ccompany funded death squads\u201d and \u201cfatphobia.\u201d Verdict: False The brand did not post the meme in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-856662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=856662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=856662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=856662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=856662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}