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  • 2017-09-26 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Budweiser Pull Advertising from the NFL Over National Anthem Protests? (en)
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  • A rumor holding that Budweiser had just pulled out of the NFL was circulated on social media in September 2017 amidst renewed controversy over players kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and inequality: There was no truth to this rumor. Budweiser, a brewing company that is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev, did not announce that they were ending their relationship with the National Football League. A spokesperson for Budweiser confirmed that the company had no plans to end its sponsorship of the league: Some social media posters also claimed that Budweiser had released a statement expressing their disappointment in the NFL for how the league had handled the recent protests: Although this statement is real, it was released in 2014 in response to the league's handling of a string of domestic violence incidents involving NFL players. It has nothing to do with the later controversy over NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem. (en)
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