Starbucks Dreamer Day Hoax

Starbucks Dreamer Day Hoax

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Overview

Starbucks Dreamer Day Hoax refers to a plot orchestrated by users on 4chan’s /pol/ board to circulate false rumors on social media that the coffee chain Starbucks would grant discounts to undocumented immigrants as part of a "#BorderFreeCoffee" promotion.

Background

The plot was hatched on August 2nd, 2017, by an anonymous user on 4chan's /pol/ board.[1] The user suggested:

How about we meme “Undocumented Immigrant Day” at Starbucks into existence? Announce free coffee for all illegals on a certain date. August 11? 11 looks like II (for Illegal Immigrant). I’m open to suggestions there. Name a liberal place for all illegals to go at once and demand free stuff.
Thoughts?

Other users in the thread suggested getting ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) involved so that they could deport those that showed up.

Developments

The same day, Twitter user @VenantDeserod[4] tweeted a fake poster advertising the event (shown below, left). The following day, another anonymous 4chan user posted a poster[2] they had created to spread on social media, detailing that the offer was that all undocumented immigrants would receive a 40% discount on all Starbucks products on August 11th, 2017 (shown below, right).


Venant @VenantDeserod Follow #BorderFreeCoffee @Starbucks #Fight Fascism Stunning and Brave #BORDERFREECOFFEE STARBUCKS DREAMER DAY HELP STARBUCKS FIGHT BIGOTRY All undocumented Americans will receive any item on the Starbucks menu 40% off STARBUCKS DREAMER DAY AUG 11 All undocumented Americans will receive any item* on the Starbucks menu 40% off #BORDERFREECOFFEE Use the coupon code UNAFRAID for a FREE Grande cold beverage frorn any store At participating locations only

The poster and news of the holiday began being spread in earnest on social media. Buzzfeed,[3] who first reported on the hoax on August 6th, posted screenshots of since-deleted tweets of people celebrating the event (shown below).


Claire Walker @Clairewlkrcutie Follow Can't wait until August 11! I feel happy for America's "illegal" citizens! #borderfreecoffee 11:02 AM-3 Aug 2017 5 Likes 5 Steven Gabbing @nahhhdoubtit Follow Over at Starbucks, get 40% of any item! If you say you're part of the Local Milk People, you get another 5% off! #Resist #ImpeachTrump

Once Starbucks caught wind of the hoax, they began to respond to people spreading the rumor, denying the event was taking place. According to Buzzfeed, the company is investigating the source of the ads.


Starbucks Coffee @Starbucks Follow Replying to @ShortTermEnthus This is completely false. Starbucks is not sponsoring any such event. Please do not spread misinformation. 3:19 PM -4 Aug 2017

After the hoax was picked up by Buzzfeed, other media outlets began to write about it. Daily Dot,[5] Fortune,[6] Teen Vogue,[7] and more wrote about the hoax.

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Another day, another 4chan troll. If someone is actually retarded enough to say "Yes I am an undocumented immigrant, now give me 80 cents off on this latte" I will not sympathize with them when they're crying on the way back to their home country. Kinda like "rent dodgers stay free" honeypots.

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