Fact Check A misleading online advertisement purported to break big business news about Costco Wholesale. Published Feb 10, 2021 Image Via Xinhua/Zou Zheng via Getty Images ");}else if(is_tablet()){slot_number++;document.write(" Advertisment:
");} Claim: Costco closed stores across the U.S. in February 2021.
On Feb. 10, 2021, an online advertisement appeared to announce big news about Costco Wholesale. The ad was displayed on various websites via the Outbrain advertising network. It featured a picture of a Costco store and read: " Read More...
Fact Check T-shirts supposedly read, "CAN I SPEAK TO THE MANAGER?" Published Oct 6, 2021 Image Via Twitter user @thecroakerqueen ");}else if(is_tablet()){slot_number++;document.write(" Advertisment:
");} Claim: As of early October 2021, retailers including Amazon and Spirit Halloween sold "Karen" wigs and T-shirts.
In the weeks before Halloween in 2021, the above-displayed image supposedly depicting a blonde, bob-styled wig labeled "Karen" surfaced on social media.
As Dictionary.com explains, "Karen" is a pejorative slang term to describe an entitled and often racist middle-aged white woman — " Read More...
