Coca-Cola Recall? Hoax Spreads Around Internet

It’s OK, you can still share that Coke with Michael. That story about a Coca-Cola recall was a hoax.

The story was published by Empire News, a website dedicated to lies and rumors, and quickly spread around the internet. The hoax claimed that Coca-Cola bottles labeled “Share A Coke With Michael” were contaminated.

The article quotes a fake spokesperson saying: “Our investigation and research found a disgruntled employee, who is not being named due to criminal investigation, had been adding literal top soil – dirt – into her batches. If consumed, these bottles of cola are not necessarily considered dangerous so there is not cause for panic.”

Empire News states that it is a satirical website and that it should not be taken seriously. Still, some people believed that there was a massive Coca-Cola recall underway.

coke has a recall because some of the drinks have dirt in them. in the fine print it says “will refund, if the store doesn’t sell pepsi”

— tyler smith (@tylee_renee) August 1, 2014

Coke just announced a recall on every bottle with the name Michael because a worker out top soil in all the batches… — Steph Savage (@Steph_savage) July 31, 2014

Dont buy coke bottles with the name Michael on it . There was a recall

— TilWeOverdose (@Destin_ayye) July 31, 2014

There was no Coke recall. You can feel free to share your Coca-Cola with Michael or Juliette or just drink it yourself.

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