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  • 2021-12-03 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Dr Pepper Publicly Denounce Vaccine Mandates? (en)
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  • In December 2021, a piece of text supposedly written by the Dr Pepper Corporation saying it opposed mandates for the COVID-19 vaccine was recirculated on social media: This is not a genuine statement from the makers of Dr Pepper. The statement reads: For starters, there is no such thing as the Dr Pepper Corporation. The popular soft drink was first made in the 1800s and is currently owned by a company called Keurig Dr Pepper. This statement was not released by Keurig Dr Pepper. When this false statement was first circulated on social media in September 2021 (around the same time the Biden administration announced a vaccine mandate for federal employees), Keurig Dr Pepper Corporate Communications Vice President Vicki Draughn confirmed that this statement did not originate with the company. In an email to Check Your Fact, Draughn said: (en)
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