Viral #BidenEmptyShelves photos are actually from Trump’s America and Australia
3 years, 2 months ago

Viral #BidenEmptyShelves photos are actually from Trump’s America and Australia

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Facebook and Twitter have been flooded with memes using hashtags like #BareShelvesBiden and #BidenEmptyShelves which depict barren grocery store shelves, and have been seized on as proof that the global supply chain woes are causing food shortages across the United States. The Associated Press reported that one meme claiming to show a photograph of grocery store shelves fully stocked with soup cans from “Trump’s America” was actually captured in 2012 in Australia. Another image of nearly empty grocery store shelves is from “Biden’s America” was taken after a hurricane in South Carolina in 2018, when Mr Trump was president. Reuters reported supply chains have been gummed up by robust demand as economies emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to more than $10 trillion in global economic stimulus, about half of it in the United States.

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CNN  

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CNN  

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NPR  

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The Hindu  

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Al Jazeera  

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4 years, 9 months ago

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The Independent  

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4 years, 9 months ago

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Huff Post  

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4 years, 9 months ago

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ABC  

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4 years, 9 months ago

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ABC  

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4 years, 9 months ago

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Firstpost  

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CNN  

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NPR  

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4 years, 10 months ago

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Daily Mail  

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4 years, 10 months ago

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ABC  

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4 years, 10 months ago

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Daily Mail  

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