Fake QR code stickers are appearing throughout New York City, misleading people into thinking they offer discounts and giveaways, but instead, they link to disturbing videos of injured children and anti-Israel messages, as reported by The Post.
This strategy is part of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which advocates for boycotting companies perceived to support Israel. The Post discovered these stickers being placed at various chain restaurants and shops in Midtown this week. One QR code found at a McDonald’s on Sixth Avenue directed users to a flyer accusing the fast-food chain of
“war crimes”
and
“McGenocide”
for supplying meals to the Israel Defense Forces.
“Hitting BDS targets including Starbucks, McDonald’s and Zara across 68 storefronts in Manhattan neighborhoods, activists enticed shoppers with coupon codes offering discounts and freebies,”
a video from the group NJ PalAction explained.
NJ PalAction is urging its social media followers to contribute to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) or the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF), both of which have alleged connections to terrorist organizations. Those who can show evidence of their donation will receive PDFs to create the misleading stickers at home, which they can then distribute throughout the city.
New Yorkers are particularly troubled by the possibility of children encountering these messages.
“This is part of a continuing campaign to shock New Yorkers and to disrupt New York with nothing less than Jew hatred,”
said Gerard Filitti, senior counsel at The Lawfare Project and #EndJewHatred.
“They’re spreading disinformation that’s causing real harm,”
he added. Filitti also pointed out the legal concerns surrounding the vandalism of private property and the unauthorized use of intellectual property.
#Clique, what are your thoughts?
