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2023-02-01 11:28:26 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6E69E2AB8EA331521A6D06E2CEE26B3999D17CB033558C6BA0FFAD5F4495467D
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This is false and the quotes were never said by any representative from Starbucks. It is a repeated online rumor with no source and originated in 2013. The false quote first appeared after CEO Shultz expressed support for same-sex marriage in a 2013 shareholder meeting. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-starbucks-gay-marriage/fact-check-starbucks-ceo-did-not-say-that-traditional-marriage-supporters-should-not-buy-starbucks-coffee-idUSKBN2AI28T
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