Fake News?: “Florida hit by empty shelves in protests at DeSantis crackdown”

Fake News?: “Florida hit by empty shelves in protests at DeSantis crackdown”

Reality: FACT FOCUS: Videos of empty store aisles are unrelated to Florida’s immigration bill | AP News

THE FACTS: While both clips show Florida stores, neither has anything to do with the new law or a boycott. One is from October and shows shortages during Hurricane Ian, while another shows a recent refrigeration issue at a single Walmart Supercenter.

PolitiFact | There’s no evidence shelves in Florida grocery store are empty because of a truckers’ boycott

Fact Check: Videos of empty store aisles are unrelated to Florida’s immigration bill – CBS Miami (cbsnews.com)

FACT FOCUS: Videos of empty store aisles are unrelated to Florida’s immigration bill | National News | goshennews.com

“Professional” media sourcing to anonymous items on social media tends to end badly. That’s amateur level blogging, not news reporting. There are reasons the media no longer has any credibility.

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