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Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy. We need your help. More Info ### I would like to contribute One Time Monthly Yearly Join Now ![](\\" ![](\\" Viral image stated on January 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: After the White House fast food dinner, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence said the \"coastal elite media\" trashed it \"for not being organic vegan\" and that it was \"a perfect blue collar party.\" ![\\"true\\"](\\" ![\\"pants- fire\\"](\\" * Fake news * Facebook Fact-checks * Viral image ![\\"Samantha](\\" By Samantha Putterman January 18, 2019 # Clemson\'s Trevor Lawrence did not say White House fast food dinner was \'a perfect blue collar party\' You wouldn’t think McDonald’s Big Macs and Burger King Whoppers would spark a nationwide argument and fabricated memes, but this is the age of the internet internet. Critics recently came down on President Donald Trump when he served Clemson University’s national championship-winning football team an assortment of fast food from McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King and Domino’s Pizza during their White House visit on Jan. 14. Since then, some players have defended the fast food spread as being a rare treat, but one picture-turned-meme of star freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence took it a bit further. The photo of Lawrence was taken after the team’s win over Alabama on Jan. 7. Soon, it turned into a meme when text was overlaid across it with the words \"Clemson QB speaks out to defend America.\" A quote attributed to Lawrence follows: \"President Trump got all our favorite foods, it was the best meal we ever had. Then we go and see the coastal elite media trashing it for not being organic vegan. We’re football players not bloggers. This was a perfect blue collar party.\" We can’t determine where the meme originated from but it has been shared widely on social media. This post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.) #### Featured Fact-check ![](\\" ![](\\" Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2024 in Facebook posts Jason Aldean rejected a $500 million music collaboration with Taylor Swift. ![\\"true\\"](\\" false/33efdb6633e5e2fdc2d4e2f63383a1e0.jpg.\\") ![\\"false\\"](\\" false.jpg\\") By Sofia Ahmed • August 26, 2024 No, the 19-year-old college quarterback did not say the party was trashed by \"the coastal elite media for not being organic vegan.\" Nor did he say it was \"a perfect blue collar party.\" The entire quote was fabricated. After the post started to gain traction, Lawrence came out and denounced the quote, tweeting, \"I never said this by the way … I don’t know where it came from. However the trip to the White House was awesome!\" > I never said this by the way... I don’t know where it came from. However the > trip to the White House was awesome! > > — Trevor Lawrence (@Trevorlawrencee) January 15, 2019 Lawrence’s tweet shared the fake quote from @CloydRivers, an account with 1.8 million followers that routinely shares misinformation. That tweet has since been removed from the platform. Ross Taylor, assistant athletic director for Clemson football communications, told the Associated Press that Lawrence was shown the false quote on Tuesday. \"Everything that is presented in the meme is fabricated,\" Taylor said. This quote is Pants on Fire! Share the Facts 2019-01-20 19:03:52 UTC PolitiFact ![\\"PolitiFact\\"](\\" 1 1 7 ![\\"PolitiFact](\\" pof.png\\") PolitiFact Rating: Pants on Fire After the White House fast food dinner, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence said the \"coastal elite media\" trashed it \"for not being organic vegan\" and that it was \"a perfect blue collar party.\" Viral Image on the internet ![](\\" Tuesday, January 15, 2019 2019-01-15 Read More info #### Read About Our Process The Principles of the Truth-O-Meter ### Our Sources Facebook post, Jan. 15, 2019 Vox, The controversy around Trump’s fast-food football feast, explained, Jan. 15, 2019 Trevor Lawrence tweet, Jan. 15, 2019 The Hill, Clemson quarterback dismisses fake quote about White House visit, Jan. 15, 2019 Orlando Sentinel, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence says White House fast- food meme is fake food news, Jan. 15, 2019 Associated Press, NOT REAL NEWS: False quote attributed to Clemson QB, Jan. 15, 2019 ## Browse the Truth-O-Meter ### More by Samantha Putterman ![](\\" ![](\\" Debbie Mucarsel-Powell stated on August 7, 2024 in un anuncio de radio de campaña: El senador Rick Scott no apoya las excepciones al aborto. ![\\"false\\"](\\" ![\\"false\\"](\\" By Marta Campabadal Graus • August 16, 2024 ![](\\" ![](\\" Debbie Mucarsel-Powell stated on August 7, 2024 in an ad: Sen. 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After the White House fast food dinner Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence said the coastal elite media trashed it for not being organic vegan and that it was a perfect blue collar party