Was That Fake? - Crimson Tide & NIKE, Inc.

Was That Fake?

A reporter from Dallas says a photo she took in 2011 became fake news. The image was featured on Reddit where the person who posted it claimed it is a recent shot of Republicans supporting In-N-Out Burger after Democrats called for a boycott over campaign donations. Eventually, the photo ended up on a news site with the claim about Republicans. Valerie Wigglesworth says the photo was taken at the grand opening of a new In-N-Out store.

Was That Fake?

Videos of burning NIKE products are popping up online, but did a supporter of President Donald Trump really burn his feet when he set his athletic shoes on fire while still wearing them? People were totally believing the posts. A guy named Phil Braun posted two sets of photos: one of him with the shoes on fire still on his feet then another showing his feet burned while sitting in a hospital bed. The post was widely shared, but it was a joke. The photo of the injured feet is an image Braun found online. He is a writer who has been retweeting articles about his posts not being real.

Was That Fake?

Did the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team drop NIKE over the Colin Kaepernick advertising campaign? The team did not but some people fail to read the fine print with Facebook articles. While it appears to be an actual article and has a major network's name listed in the URL. The page that shared it is called the Alabama Department of Memes. The site even comments on it to clarify that it's fake. Always take a second to notice your sources. Satire is great, but not when people don't realize it is satire.