Earlier this week, Greggs released a vegan sausage roll that caused a lot of opinions.
The wait is over… 3.1.19 #vegansausageroll 🌱😍
Like, people got super emotional about...sausages.
Nobody was waiting for a vegan bloody sausage, you PC-ravaged clowns. https://t.co/QEiqG9qx2G
U ok hun?
Anyway, on Saturday morning this photo started to circulate on Twitter, and people assumed that there was a protest outside Greggs because of sausage rolls.
The fuckwits that like to call you a 'snowflake' are blockading a Gregg's in Manchester for selling vegan sausage rolls.
People really believed it.
The EDL, the English Defence League, are actually protesting a vegan sausage roll today. A food product. An organisation that vows to ‘protect’ England from Islam, is protesting against a pastry that isn’t even a samosa.
Adding to the misinformation was this photoshopped screenshot of an EDL Facebook page, which said the far-right group had gone to protest “the leftist vegan Greggs”. Stranger things have happened.
the EDL facebook page is hilarious no surrender lads
However, the person who shared the screenshot later admitted it was just a bit of fun.
@tezilyas @chimenesuleyman @andfinbar I made this! comedy disinformation is my favourite kind. I did promise myself I'd keep writing this year, so hey
What was actually happening in Manchester was a Yellow Vests protest that had been planned a while ago, way before the announcement of a vegan sausage at Greggs.
Anti-Vegan Sausage Roll Protest in Manchester
And if you look closely, you’ll notice a sign.
And if you zoom right in to it, you’ll notice an anti-EU poster right outside of Greggs. So, yes, it was all just a big coincidence. 🤷♀️
