Infowars editor claims Tesco removing Christmas. Internet mocks and debunks him

Is Tesco trying to get rid of Christmas? That’s the sort of claim we’re used to dealing with as we enter the festive part of the year.

The perception of some sort of “war on Christmas” is an annual event in hoax-debunking circles that usually begins around November, as we’re treated to the usual “Muslims are offended by this and that”, in an effort by many to stir hatred towards ethnic minorities.

Representing 2017’s entry into the fray, we have a tweet from Prison Planet and InfoWars editor Paul Joseph Watson. For those that don’t know, Prison Planet and InfoWars are both conspiracy websites operated by Alex Jones. If you’re not sure who that is, consider yourself lucky. We don’t recommend Googling.

On November 11th, Paul Joseph Watson tweeted –

He even included a photo to “back up” his claim.

Claims that various supermarkets are trying to rid the world of Christmas are inevitable. And they’re rubbish.

Luckily for us, by the time it came across our desk, his tweet had already been thoroughly debunked. Most of the comments his tweet acquired were certainly not agreeing with Paul.

For example, HuffoPo Australia associated editor was quick to point out that the image he posted did indeed have Christmas in it… right there on the crackers…

Others pointed out that Christmas was right on the Tesco homepage…

And on the product descriptions…

And on the products…

Other tweeters mocked Paul…


And others just posted their own photos to show that Paul was ultimately just jumping on a well-worn bandwagon that goes nowhere.

And lets not forget that Tesco’s Christmas advert featured the word Christmas many times, and featured Christmas trees, Christmas turkey and even those cheap paper hats. All to the tune of a classic Christmas song. If you really think the supermarket is diluting/dumbing down/removing Christmas, you really must have your hands over your eyes and ears.

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