Coffee Cup in ‘Game of Thrones’ Scene Perks Up Viewers
6 May 2019It's not clear where the coffee cup came from. But some viewers concluded it was from Starbucks.
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Democrats Uneasy About Potential Howard Schultz Bid
28 January 2019Former Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz told '60 Minutes' he's considering running for president as an independent in 2020.
Did a Starbucks Executive Say That ‘White Men Are the Root of All Evil’?
6 November 2018A notorious junk news web site grossly distorted comments made by Starbucks COO Rosalind Brewer.
Is Starbucks Replacing Plastic Straws with Paper Straws Wrapped in Plastic?
1 August 2018A meme criticizing Starbucks' use of paper straws wrapped in plastic packaging employed an image of an unrelated product.
Starbucks, Citing Ocean Threat, is Ditching Plastic Straws
9 July 2018Starbucks is getting rid of plastic straws at its locations around the world, offering a strawless lid or straws made of paper or compostable material instead.
Did Starbucks Announce ‘Patrons of Color’ Can Go to the Head of the Line?
3 June 2018A spoof of the Starbucks race controversy and anti-bias training featured an apocryphal quote from the chain's CEO.
Did a Sign for Starbucks Racial Bias Training Single Out White People?
1 June 2018A sign informing Starbucks customers that stores would be closed in order to "educate white people about their racism" was not created by the coffee chain.
Is Starbucks Installing ‘Shatter-Proof Windows’?
29 May 2018An image circulating online falsely promised "free coffee for a year" to anyone who could damage the company's new windows.
Men Arrested at Starbucks Say They Feared for Their Lives
19 April 2018Rashon Nelson initially brushed it off when the Starbucks manager told him he couldn't use the restroom because he wasn't a paying customer.
Starbucks Incident Highlights Perils of Shopping While Black
18 April 2018Five decades after the end of legal segregation, to be black in America is to be constantly challenged in certain spaces in ways white Americans scarcely have to consider.
Is Starbucks Offering Coupons for Black Customers Only?
18 April 2018A Starbucks coupon for customers of "African-American heritage" only was a piece of divisive propaganda pushed by a popular internet forum.
Starbucks to Close Stores for an Afternoon for Bias Training
17 April 2018Starbucks, trying to tamp down a racially charged uproar over the arrest of two black men at one of its stores in Philadelphia, plans to close more than 8,000 U.S. stores for several hours to conduct racial-bias training.
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Will Woody Be Openly Bisexual in ‘Toy Story 4?’
3 June 2019A niche genre of 'satire' sexualizes animated characters.
Does Facebook Have ‘Shake-to-Report’ Feature That Lands Users in ‘Facebook Jail’?
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Does This Photograph Show Two Boys — One Vaccinated, One Not — Who Were Exposed to Smallpox?
13 June 2018In the early 1900s, Allan Warner documented several cases of smallpox and the effects of vaccinations.