The claim: Ads from other countries encourage support for Americans experiencing food insecurity. Our rating: False ❌
While the ads are real, they didn’t originate outside of the United States. The ads were made by U.S.-based nonprofit Share Our Strength to raise awareness about food insecurity in America. Ad originated in America, a young girl holding a teddy bear stares into the camera as a German-speaking voice describes her condition: She has little access to nutritious food, is susceptible to diseases like diabetes or heart disease because of her diet and is increasingly dependent on the government.
“49 million Americans are struggling with food insecurity,” the narrator says. “America needs Germany’s help. Now.”The ad campaign was created by Washington, D.C.-based anti-hunger nonprofit Share Our Strength, according to Laura Washburn, a spokesperson for the group. “The videos circulating on social media were created in the U.S. in 2015 and were meant to be parodies, drawing attention to the problem of hunger in America, which our nation is unfortunately still tackling today,” Washburn said.
The claim is akin to "stolen satire," in which made-up claims published and labeled as satire are captured via screenshot and reposted in a way that makes them appear to be legitimate news. As a result, readers of the second-generation post are misled.
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