Fact Check: Did NASCAR Drop Bud Light Over Dylan Mulvaney Partnership?
Anheuser-Busch's decision to print the face of transgender influencer and activist Dylan Mulvaney on a can of Bud Light to celebrate her first anniversary since transitioning has created significant controversy.The beverage company has faced vocal and pointed criticism online, including from Republican musician Kid Rock, who fired a gun at a case of Bud Lights in a video that has gone viral.A number of conservative figures have also called for people to stop buying Bud Light products in response to the partnership with Mulvaney, who obtained a large following with her viral TikTok series, 365 Days of Girlhood.Now there are reports that Bud Light's sponsorship with sporting brands may be under threat.The ClaimThe Dunning-Kruger Times reported that NASCAR was ending its $88 million sponsorship deal with Bud Light in the wake of the Mulvaney controversy.The site said that "going woke, going broke" is the result of the Mulvaney can and that the motor racing sport would be looking to end its deal with Anheuser-Busch."Bud Light is a doomed brand," said a Facebook post by the page America's Last Line Of Defense, sharing the report.The post had more than 2,600 reactions and generated over 400 comments.
There was also a spike in Google searches for the question: "Did NASCAR drop bud light?"The FactsThe Dunning-Kruger Times is a satirical site that pokes fun at the news of the day and the claims about NASCAR should be taken with a pinch of salt.Its Facebook page, America's Last Line of Defense, even has "satire" in its handle: @ALLODSatire.And its website states: "Dunning-Kruger-Times.com is a subsidiary of the "America's Last Line of Defense" network of parody, satire, and tomfoolery, or as Snopes called it before they lost their.
