Did Ford Make Colin Kaepernick the Face of Their New Ad Campaign?
A joke posted to the political humor section of Reddit was mistaken as genuine news by a number of social media users.
TheBlackAdder (10,239 posts)
Man Torches Truck & Home After Reading Reddit Post That Colin Kaepernick Now Sponsors Ford Trucks.
OldJalopyNews.com
September 20th, 2018
At 2:15PM, a Plano, Texas man set fire to his Ford F-150 after reading that Ford has turned to Colin Kaepernick for its new 2019 advertising campaign. Cletus Butleiker used a charcoal grill accelerant to ignite his vehicle, which soon spread to the laundry area of his home. The Plano Fire Department responded within 2 minutes, however, the Plano Police Department had to clear the area, as a cache of small arms ammunition posed serious threat to the first responders. This contributed to near complete property loss.
Neighbor, Cindy Cantrell, noted that, "Cletus is an odd man. He took offense to football players who showed disrespect for the flag and national anthem, while at the same time instigating police officers at every opportunity." Another neighbor, who refused to be identified, stated that he "would walk around his property at night, in his underwear, while wearing a Make America Great Again hat and carrying an AR-15 rifle."
Plano police have detained Butlieker, pending a bail hearing, which is scheduled for Monday morning. He is being held on arson, property damage and assault of a law enforcement officer. One officer sustained minor injury to his arm and required the use of his department-issued stun gun to subdue the assailant. Butlieker's prior convictions included unlawful discharge of a firearm, multiple police evasions, resisting arrest, assault on arresting police officers, several counts of sexual assault, harassment of neighbors and property theft. His weapons are lawfully owned, according to Texas statute, so he will not be charged with the destruction of his residence due to firefighter safety concerns. Besides his priors, Butlieker is viewed as a model citizen.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ford-kaepernick-ad-campaign/
(parody post)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211165474
You effers are really really stupid aren't you? ...to be taken in by a faknews post like this?
WOW, dum or what?
With Cliffy and Curious George we expect this sort of fakenews thing , but OB...

the depths you have sunk to! (you may want to check for fleas now!)