Social media users have shared posts online claiming that Walmart is giving away a bag full of groceries and a $ 75 voucher when users comment and share the message.
Examples can be seen here and here.
The text in one post reads: ‘Walmart will celebrate its 60th anniversary on March 17, 2021, and to help our loyal customers, every person who shared and commented before March 17 at 23:00 will receive one of these bags. full of groceries and a $ 75 voucher delivered to their door on March 18, 2021. ”
The pages have the name “Walmart”, “Walmart US” or similar, like the ones here and here, but do not have the blue check mark of Facebook on verified accounts.
The pages were recently created, while the original Walmart Facebook page www.facebook.com/walmart was created on October 23, 2009. This information can be seen under “transparency of pages” on the page.
Rebecca Thomason, a Walmart spokeswoman, emailed Reuters confirming that the pages and postings on gift cards for the 60th anniversary were fake.
“Our digital team is working to remove this page and false information as soon as possible,” Thomason added.
VERDICT
Untrue. Reports of a 60-year-old gift from unchecked pages posing as Walmart are being produced.
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