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In June 2021, social media users enthusiastically shared a photograph of what appeared to be a bizarre new Heinz condiment, Mayoreo — a mix of mayonnaise and Oreo cookies. On June 24, for example, Alonzo Lerone published a widely shared Facebook post including the photograph, which showed a hand holding Heinz squeeze bottle, filled with a grey condiment with brown speckles, and bearing a label that read: Heinz / Mayoreo / Sauce. His caption read: I'M CALLING THE POLICE!!!! In reality, though, the photograph was the result of digital manipulation, and not a real Heinz product. We are issuing a rating of False. A spokesperson for Kraft Heinz confirmed for Snopes that We do not produce Mayoreo. A clue as to the true provenance of the photo could be found in the design of the fake bottle itself. Above the Heinz logo, the phrase DoctorPhotograph could be seen: The photograph was originally posted, on June 23, by DoctorPhotograph, a Facebook and Instagram account that specializes in fake product designs, as shown in the following screenshot:
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