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  • 2017-10-02 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Nike Cut Ties with the Dallas Cowboys Over National Anthem Protests? (en)
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  • Amid the ongoing controversy over National Football League players' protesting police violence during the national anthem, the satirical web site As American As Apple Pie falsely reported on 26 September 2017 that sportswear manufacturer Nike, Inc. had cut ties with the Dallas Cowboys: The story is entirely fabricated. Nike has made no such decision, and thus there was no interview on Fox Sports with Isaac P. Freely, whose name was invented for comic effect. The fake story came after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones locked arms with players and joined them in kneeling during the national anthem before a game against the Arizona Cardinals on 25 September 2017. Not only has Nike not cut ties with Jones and the Cowboys over their protests, the company released a statement expressing support for the players' right to self-expression: This story, like everything published by As American As Apple Pie, is a work of fiction. The web site carries this tongue-in-cheek disclaimer about the veracity of its articles: (en)
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