Newsweek reports:
With the likes of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones joining in, social media users shared content said to depict the boycott’s impact in action, with a photo of empty supermarket shelves allegedly taken at a grocery store in New York.
A post on X, by user @Freight_Bandit, on February 21, 2024, viewed 1.4 million times, stated: “I’m at a Whole Foods in Brooklyn,” alongside a photo of empty shelves.
Conspiracy theorist Stew Peters reposted the claim, writing: “Looks like the truckers are following through with their threat to stop all deliveries to NYC.” This photo is not of a grocery shortage caused by the New York trucker boycott. The photo was taken in January 2022, amid grocery shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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I’m at a Whole Foods in Brooklyn rn pic.twitter.com/KWQlQXFneF
— Freight Bandit (@Freight_Bandit) February 21, 2024
This photo is from a Trader Joe’s on January 8th, 2022. NYC is doing fine. pic.twitter.com/cKQt1AB6Ol
— Cooper (@justcuuper) February 22, 2024
Looks like the truckers are following through with their threat to stop all deliveries to NYC. 🚛🇺🇸 https://t.co/CKPNUggjEV
— Stew Peters (@realstewpeters) February 22, 2024
NYC is 3 days away from mass starvation. Get out now! https://t.co/2KhCPqS7mz
— whatevertopia (@whatevertopia) February 22, 2024
For those asking how the trucker boycott is working out for New York, see below. https://t.co/BA1AWyjDeF
— TaraBull (@TaraBull808) February 22, 2024