Published 18:01 IST, July 2nd 2020
Memes on employee urinating in beer tank go viral, non drinkers have the last laugh
A viral claim about Budweiser beer company has been doing rounds on social media that states some employees have been urinating inside beer tanks.
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A viral claim about Budweiser beer company has been doing rounds on social media that states some employees have been urinating inside beer tanks for the past 10 years. Upon fact-checking, Republic World discovered that the claim is false and that it was published on a satirical website Foolishumor.com, which was then picked up by several media houses. Foolishumor.com is known for publishing fictitious stories for entertainment purposes. A section of people on social media have started flooding the internet with memes and jokes.
#Budweiser
— Dhavan kadia (@The_1_tweets) July 2, 2020
*budweiser's employee have been pissing in the beer for 12 yrs*
People reading news while drinking it :- pic.twitter.com/0uzytsxMtn
#Budweiser employees: pic.twitter.com/8sSCfgQdx5
— S u n n y ♠️ (@albadi_choraa) July 2, 2020
People :- Toh aao log beer kha banate hai
— Sarcastic Pandit 🤘 (@pandit_hoon__bc) July 2, 2020
Budweiser CEO :- #Budweiser pic.twitter.com/nDC45zxdsv
“𝔹𝕦𝕕𝕨𝕖𝕚𝕤𝕖𝕣 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕟 𝔹𝕦𝕕 𝕃𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕧𝕒𝕝𝕦𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕖𝕣 𝕓𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕.”
— ARPIYATI DAY | 𝐊𝐡𝐲𝐚𝐭𝐢’𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 💫 (@Pillow_History) July 2, 2020
Meanwhile, officials of #Budweiser after an employee revealed that he has been pissing in beer tank for past 12 years : pic.twitter.com/77JGUGdGjv
When you come to know #Budweiser employees pissing into beer from many years - pic.twitter.com/pUjPRZIvcI
— THE | Epic Blogger | (@Kush_official_) July 2, 2020
Rare pic of #Budweiser employees planning to pee in beer tank - pic.twitter.com/Pq9cbACZqB
— Komal Gupta (@motapa_daires) July 2, 2020
The article was published on Foolishumor's website on June 30. In the article, the website claims that it had the opportunity to interview one of the employees who has recognized pissing during the years that he worked for Budweiser. His name is Richard Wood, he is 64 years old, and he declares that he did it "just for fun". Certain media houses picked up the story and quoted the piece claiming that an employee of beer brand Budweiser has been urinating in Budweiser beer tanks for the last 12 years. The reports then took boomed on Twitter with people started sharing memes and jokes.
Media reports said that 34-year-old Walter Powell (name changed due to anonymity) has admitted in a report that he has been peeing in Budwiser beer tanks right before they go for bottling. Media reports further stated that Walter Powell has claimed that he has been peeing in beer tanks only at Budweiser Brewery Experience (Fort Collins, CO), where he reportedly works and that the remaining Budwiser beers bottled in other cities are safe from his pee. The articles were obviously false because they had taken a fictitious report published by Foolishumor.com as their source.
18:01 IST, July 2nd 2020