Anti-smokg PSA tells teens that smokg is gay

Contents:

• DID CDC SAY 'IT'S GAY TO SMOKE' THIS VIO?
• FACT CHECK: CDC DID NOT LNCH 'IT'S GAY TO SMOKE' AD CAMPAIGN -- IT'S A DE-OLD FAKE AD FROM A SATIRE NEWS SE
• ANTI-SMOKG PSA TELLS TEENS THAT SMOKG IS GAY

DID CDC SAY 'IT'S GAY TO SMOKE' THIS VIO?

The CDC released a vio that said, "It's gay to smoke.

FACT CHECK: CDC DID NOT LNCH 'IT'S GAY TO SMOKE' AD CAMPAIGN -- IT'S A DE-OLD FAKE AD FROM A SATIRE NEWS SE

In mid-April 2021, a TikTok vio purported to show an anti-smokg PSA that said, "It's gay to smoke. It then showed a mera poted at a screen that played the "It's gay to smoke" clip.

"Are they smokg, or are they gay? The words "It's gay to smoke" are followed by the mentn of the CDC.

ANTI-SMOKG PSA TELLS TEENS THAT SMOKG IS GAY

In sum, the purported CDC PSA that claimed "'s gay to smoke" origated as satire om The Onn. Did the Centers for Disease Control and Preventn (CDC) lnch an anti-smokg effort wh a vio ad that the tagle "It's Gay to Smoke"?

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