FACT CHECK: No, this guy did not burn his feet while burning his Nike shoes

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:

pic.twitter.com/yb5GUZGxoA

— ?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