“China bans Coca-Cola for human consumption”
What FACTLY found
There are credible reports to support this claim. The Coca-Cola website in China is still functional. Additionally, news reports related to Coca-Cola China too have not mentioned anything about China banning the drink for human consumption. Contrary to that, recently, the President of the Greater China and Mongolia operating unit for the Coca-Cola company, Gilles Leclerc, spoke to the CEO magazine for an article about what’s next for Coca-Cola in the Chinese market. Nowhere in this article wa...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 January 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 January 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/matinamatina/posts/pfbid028gYbk6p8buGNTm6EmKEaCNts7QVxBUdFzVQJeF…
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.
Related checks
- El Detector / Univision Noticias: Falso“China prohíbe la Coca-Cola para el consumo humano.”