McDonald's Isn't Supporting Antifa and BLM
The Claim
McDonald's is removing American flags at their restaurants because they are supporting Antifa and BLM
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Emerging story
In September 2020, a Facebook post began circulating on social media stating that McDonald’s restaurants have begun removing American flags from their restaurants in support of Antifa and Black Lives Matter.
The information continued to spread on Twitter and #boycottMcDonalds began to trend on both Facebook and Twitter.
Misbar’s Analysis
The Misbar team has determined that this claim is false. On June 3, McDonald’s official Twitter page tweeted out a short video that named Black victims of police brutality and said “we stand for them and any other victims of systemic oppression and violence.”
They were one of us:
— McDonald's (@McDonalds) June 3, 2020
Trayvon Martin. Michael Brown. Alton Sterling. Botham Jean. Atatiana Jefferson. Ahmaud Arbery. George Floyd. pic.twitter.com/s1UhP5vncv
The company then announced that it would donate $1 million to the National Urban League and the NAACP. There were no mentions of either Black Lives Matter or Antifa.
In an official statement, McDonald’s has said, “McDonald’s unequivocally stands behind the need for equality and social justice, and these rumors are not true.”
