“Breaking: Quaker Oats bows to backlash, brings back Aunt Jemima.”
Social media posts
in a post. Claim dated 7 Nov 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The claim originated as satire. PolitiFact found no evidence that Quaker Oats is bringing back "Aunt Jemima" branding, which was changed following criticism that it reflected a racist stereotype.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 November 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 November 2024, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Zb1eiPERKXUeUrDam94HY2vMyTbFw8xHK…
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