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One of my past articles that seemed to have received a lot of love (Thanks guys!) has now made me look like a fool as it did with many other news outlets that reported it. As it turns out my article about 38% of Americans won’t be drinking Corona Beer due to the fear of Coronavirus, was an elaborate hoax…and I fell for it. Normally I would be kicking myself in the head for falling for something like this but I’m thankful to know the fact that other major news outlets and respectable journalists have fallen for it as well. So it’s my responsibility to give the facts and to correct my mistake. So what happened? In February the news spread far a wide like the Coronavirus itself after what appeared to be a coordinated effort by 5W Public Relations, and PR Newswire who withheld information pertaining to the questions asked on the survey and how they were asked, when
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Beer… one of the cornerstones of human civilization, created to help make possibly contaminated water drinkable before turning into a well-enjoyed party starter throughout history. Unfortunately, there’s another cornerstone of human civilization that found its way throughout history as well… ignorance. How do the two collide? Well, in my last article I talked about Coronavirus should offer a hint if you already haven’t guessed… according to a survey conducted by 5W Public Relations, 38% of American beer drinkers won’t buy Corona Beer because of the Coronavirus. YouGov’s recent survey has uncovered sales in Corona beer dropping since the virus’s story hit worldwide news outlets in November. As the title suggests and I’ll mention again here, there are people out there afraid of a beer because of its name! Corona is the Spanish word for crown and derives from the Latin word Corona that’s borrowed from the Ancient Greek word korṓnē that means garland or crown (among other things), and the
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NewsProductTrue Story
One of my past articles that seemed to have received a lot of love (Thanks guys!) has now made me look like a fool as it did with many other news outlets that reported it. As it turns out my article about 38% of Americans won’t be drinking Corona Beer due to the fear of Coronavirus, was an elaborate hoax…and I fell for it. Normally I would be kicking myself in the head for falling for something like this but I’m thankful to know the fact that other major news outlets and respectable journalists have fallen for it as well. So it’s my responsibility to give the facts and to correct my mistake. So what happened? In February the news spread far a wide like the Coronavirus itself after what appeared to be a coordinated effort by 5W Public Relations, and PR Newswire who withheld information pertaining to the questions asked on the survey and how they were asked, when
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Beer… one of the cornerstones of human civilization, created to help make possibly contaminated water drinkable before turning into a well-enjoyed party starter throughout history. Unfortunately, there’s another cornerstone of human civilization that found its way throughout history as well… ignorance. How do the two collide? Well, in my last article I talked about Coronavirus should offer a hint if you already haven’t guessed… according to a survey conducted by 5W Public Relations, 38% of American beer drinkers won’t buy Corona Beer because of the Coronavirus. YouGov’s recent survey has uncovered sales in Corona beer dropping since the virus’s story hit worldwide news outlets in November. As the title suggests and I’ll mention again here, there are people out there afraid of a beer because of its name! Corona is the Spanish word for crown and derives from the Latin word Corona that’s borrowed from the Ancient Greek word korṓnē that means garland or crown (among other things), and the
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