There are a few photos going around of this guy burning his feet while burning a pair of Nike shoes to protest their new ad campaign with Colin Kaepernick, but it will surprise probably no Twitchy reader that it’s a fake:
My name is #Mustard and I stand for the #flag and to honer @bigandrich and their Soundman & the Prresident I am going to burn my #Nike shoes!!!!!!!!!?????? pic.twitter.com/MLv6uwGLsv
— Phil Braun (@playazball) September 4, 2018
Please RT #Mustard #Nike #BigandRich @johnrich #USA pic.twitter.com/fT3iSiPove
— Phil Braun (@playazball) September 4, 2018
i am in the hospital pic.twitter.com/b9JmlE77EQ
— Phil Braun (@playazball) September 4, 2018
It only took a few clicks on Google to figure out it’s bogus:
— ?A Peter Of Color (@WamsuttaLives) September 4, 2018
And that he was parodying this tweet from country singer John Rich of “Big & Rich” fame:
Our Soundman just cut the Nike swoosh off his socks. Former marine. Get ready @Nike multiply that by the millions. pic.twitter.com/h8kj6RXe7j
— John Rich (@johnrich) September 3, 2018
But lots of folks are retweeting it as if it’s real, including a bunch of blue-checks:
Apparently true story – check his timeline. Man burns his Nike shoes in protest… while wearing them. https://t.co/tBCAulq6W0
— Scott McGrew (@ScottMcGrew) September 4, 2018
Kuna wajinga duniani. I hope they have to amputate your feet. https://t.co/J65kfu33tF
— Yuri (@ArcherMishale) September 4, 2018
A genuine patriot protests against Nike (great timeline) https://t.co/QV0Bbv2zyk
— Peter Lalor (@plalor) September 4, 2018
Whoops.
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 3, 2018
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