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The ink was barely dry on an endorsement deal between Nike, Inc. and sometime NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick that included the latter's becoming one of the public faces of the company's Just Do It campaign when reports surfaced online that the agreement had already been rescinded. Kaepernick became a controversial figure in 2016 after taking a knee during the playing of the national anthem to protest the oppression of people of color. He is currently without an NFL contract. According to a 3 September 2018 article on the junk news website Last Line of Defense, Nike decided to nix the deal because of new anti-white attacks on the part of Kaepernick: The story was completely false, however. No such reports appeared in mainstream news venues. No reliable sources reported that Kaepernick was caught making anti-white attacks. And despite a backlash against the Kaepernick deal that included calls for a consumer boycott of Nike products and caused the company's stock prices to fall, Nike showed no indications of backing out of the deal. Last Line of Defense is a self-styled satirical website that publishes clickbait articles meant to spoof conservative political opinions and antagonize those who hold such opinions. A disclaimer on the site reads: In a related story, the same website falsely claimed that the federal government canceled an $80 million contract with Nike, Inc. because the Kaeperinick endorsement shows the company hates America.
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