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Is Budweiser putting signage on its trucks saying 'Support Our Law Enforcement'?

By Marlo Lee
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A social media post has a picture of a Budweiser delivery truck with statements supporting law enforcement on the truck's side and back panel. The post and its comments praise Budweiser for those statements. But the truck is not affiliated with Budweiser or its corporate parent.

Lead Stories reached out to Anheuser-Busch, owner of Budweiser. A spokesman responded: "The truck you're asking about is owned by an independently operated wholesaler and is not affiliated with Budweiser. We've been informed that the truck in the photo is no longer in service."

When searching the words "Budweiser truck support law enforcement" on Google, the first result is a local Florida publication's article from 2018 about the truck. The company is a wholesaler that delivers products locally.

Lead Stories reached out to the wholesaler and was told twice "no comment."

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Sun Newspapers (Florida) Bernie Little Distributors supports our law enforcement with new delivery truck
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