Fake Starbucks coupons circulate online promising free coffee for black customers

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Fake Starbucks coupons have begun circulating on social media in the wake of protests over the arrests of two black men who had asked to use a Starbucks restroom.

The coupons, which feature images of Starbucks beverages, the brand's iconic color green and bar codes, appear to offer "people of color" or "African-American heritage" free drinks.

"This is completely false and in no way associated with Starbucks," a Starbucks spokeswoman told CNBC.

Business Insider was the first to report that the images were being shared on 4chan, a website that gained notoriety for spreading pro-Trump memes and messages during the 2016 presidential election.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/18/fake-starbucks-coupons-circulate-online-promising-free-coffee-for-black-customers.html

[MichMan]

1. Sigh, someone wll try and use them and be turned away

[Dream Girl]

2. I was wondering what the Russians would do to take advantage of this. I noticed some suspicious

shit stirring posts on DU.

[OneGrassRoot]

3. The white supremacists on social media are spreading this big time. n/t