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Some critics of President Donald ***** have spent the last few days trying to lock up *****-branded merchandise by leaving thousands of products from his online stores in shopping carts. But while the attack has become a kind of resistance meme, reminiscent of recent pranks on the president’s Tulsa rally, it’s far less clear whether the hoax actually prevented *****’s stores from selling merchandise.
Earlier this week, TikTok and Twitter users started posting videos and messages claiming they were “buying” the entire supply of items like ***** baseballs and “Baby Lives Matter” onesies, then leaving them in the cart indefinitely, making them unavailable to other visitors. The attacks apparently involved at least two sites: *****’s…