Fashion police blow whistle on ‘Fake News’ T-shirt
Fake news is not cool.
Just ask Bloomingdale’s, which is being called out over a T-shirt imprinted with “Fake News” that was spotted in a department store in White Plains.
The shirt on a mannequin drew the ire of WPIX reporter Allison Kaden, who tweeted on Sunday, “Hey @Bloomingdales, this isn’t funny or fashionable. It further delegitimizes hardworking journalists who bring REAL news to their communties.”
The post had been retweeted more than 1,000 times with nearly 3,000 favorites by Monday afternoon. Bloomingdale’s responded to Kaden’s post on Monday, apologizing and saying it would be “working quickly” to remove the shirt. “Thank you for bringing this to our attention and we apologize for any offense we may have caused.,” a store representative tweeted. “We take this feedback very seriously and are working quickly to remove this T-shirt. Again, thank you for taking the time to alert us.”