PEPSI has been hit by a sick hoax after a fake Met police statement was share online claiming that the fizzy drink contained HIV-infected blood.
The message - falsely attributed to cops – claimed that Pepsi bottles in the UK were contaminated.
The malicious note which police confirmed they are treating as a hoax after it was shared online Pepsi has been hit by the sick HIV hoax after the fake 'Met Police' statement circulated claiming the fizzy drink contained infected bloodIt began recirculating on social media in Britain after previously appearing in a different format in India.
The alleges that contaminated bottles are in the UK, and states that the warning comes from the Metropolitan Police.
The message also says that the incident was “shown yesterday on Sky News”.
The origins of the hoax go back to 2011, where a version of it appeared on Indian social networking sites and in email chains.
Similar to the British hoax, the original claimed to be a message from the police, but referred to a range of Pepsi products and stated that the incident would be reported on NDTV.
In a statement Met police said “this is being treated as a hoax”, adding “the allegation is unsubstantiated”.
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Cops 'find 20 bottles of steroids and white powder' at home of bodybuilder champ Rich Piana as he fights for life in a coma after collapsingA spokesman confirmed to The Sun Online: “On Tuesday, 22 August, police received a malicious communications allegation in relation to a message being circulated on social media about contamination of a drink product from Saturday, 19 August.
“The allegation is being assessed and enquiries continue.”
A Pepsi spokesman also confirmed it is a hoax and said it should be ignored.
But online users were still questioning the malicious note.
@sydemon21 wrote: “@metpoliceuk please confirm that the pepsi and hiv is a rumour.”
@User15373827284 added: “@metpoliceuk is this pepsi containing HIV rumour true?”
But @NadAhm3 said: “@pepsi @SkyNews @metpoliceuk My mum forwarded this on to me to check. Are you aware this bull (including the grammar) is going around?”
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