These posts sharing fabricated news come after the Sept. 28 announcement[5] that Bad Bunny will headline the Feb. 8 halftime show drew criticism from some[6] Trump supporters[7] and Republican officials. Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio., told[8] a journalist the NFL choice to pick a “second-rate musician” was political, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., touted[9] her bill to make English the official language of the U.S. President Donald Trump called[10] the decision “absolutely ridiculous” Oct. 6 on Newsmax.
The rapper also drew[11] controversy in early September, when he said he didn’t include any U.S. stops on his concert tour for his latest album “DeBÍ TirRAR MáS FOToS”[12] for fear of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids at his shows.
In July, Bad Bunny also criticized Trump immigration policies by featuring in his music video[13] for “NUEVAYol” a voice that sounds like Trump’s saying, “I made a mistake, I want to apologize to the immigrants in America.”
None of the controversy makes headlines about Quincey’s “ultimatum” real.
A Coca-Cola spokesperson told PolitiFact that the claim is fabricated.
Coca-Cola doesn’t sponsor the Super Bowl.
Variety[14] reported that Coca-Cola pulled back from the Super Bowl in 2019 after an 11-year sponsorship run. Apple Music is the 2026 halftime show sponsor[15]. The show’s producer and director is from Roc Nation[16], an entertainment company founded by Jay-Z.
There is no mention of Coca-Cola as a sponsor on the NFL players union website[17]. Instead, Coca-Cola’s chief competitor, PepsiCo, is on the list[18]. PepsiCo sponsored the Super Bowl halftime shows from 2013 to 2022[19] and is the[20] NFL’s official drink sponsor[21].
Coca-Cola’s most recent Super Bowl ad was in 2020, according[22] to websites that archived the ads.
PolitiFact reached out to the NFL for comment but did not receive a response.
The earliest versions of the claim that we could find link back to an Oct. 2 fictitious story[23] on a website called News247[24]. The article has many red flags: It has no byline, no attribution for the CEO’s quote, and includes esoteric word choices such as “ricocheted,” “explosive” and “parochialism,” which can be signs of text generated by artificial intelligence.
The Facebook account[25] that posted the claim has shared multiple bogus claims, such as fake quotes from comedian Jimmy Kimmel and actor Johnny Depp about Bad Bunny’s upcoming performance.
We found more than[26] 10 posts on Facebook alone sharing the claim, calling users to visit other fake[27] websites[28] with the same colors and layout that republished the same article from News247.
The Coca-Cola CEO didn’t give an ultimatum to the NFL about Bad Bunny and the company isn’t sponsoring the 2026 Super Bowl. We rate the claim Pants on Fire!
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- ^ Trump supporters (x.com)
- ^ told (thehill.com)
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- ^ called (www.youtube.com)
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- ^ “DeBÍ TirRAR MáS FOToS” (www.debitirarmasfotos.com)
- ^ music video (www.youtube.com)
- ^ Variety (variety.com)
- ^ 2026 halftime show sponsor (www.nfl.com)
- ^ Roc Nation (www.rocnation.com)
- ^ NFL players union website (nflpa.com)
- ^ on the list (nflpa.com)
- ^ 2013 to 2022 (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
- ^ the (www.facebook.com)
- ^ NFL’s official drink sponsor (www.sportsbusinessjournal.com)
- ^ according (www.superbowl-ads.com)
- ^ fictitious story (archive.ph)
- ^ News247 (archive.ph)
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