“Israel changed its barcode from 729 to 871 due to the public’s boycott of Israeli products”
Social media posts
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The barcode does not serve as a means to identify the country of origin or manufacture of a product; it solely indicates the GS1 member country which the manufacturing company is registered with
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 15 November 2023. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1038406960734548
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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.