Cultists Use Fake Pic To Claim NYC Boycott Is Working

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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