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They had taken an active role in persuading young women, and young men, from taking up smoking. He or she appeared to be careful to not reveal that it was playing a video in full-screen view from The Onion's YouTube channel.
In other words, since The Onion is a satirical publication, the PSA originated as satire.
The Original Video
The Onion's satirical video was uploaded more than 10 years ago in 2010.
No one is seen smoking in the video although a pack of cigarettes is seen poking out of one boy's pants pocket.
The video was created by the satire site The Onion as a fake news story about anti-smoking public service announcements for its YouTube-based program "today NOW!"
The made-up "today NOW!" story first aired on October 5, 2009.
"We look forward to the unique perspective that she will bring to Philip Morris," said CEO Geoffrey Bible. Or gay? They walk toward each other and almost touch faces. It has been viewed nearly 2.9 million times. King's relationship with Philip Morris began in 1970 when the company formed the Virginia Slims Tennis Tour. The two then walk into the bathroom.
"Are they smoking, or are they gay?" asks the voice-over.
The end of the TikTok video.
The words "It's gay to smoke" are followed by the mention of the CDC.
The Original YouTube Video
This was not a genuine public service announcement (PSA) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The TikTok user pointed a camera at a screen to show the clip.
King's appointment was controversial - she refused to talk about the compensation of $80,000 in salary and stock options - but she was unapologetic of her loyalty to PM. Without Philip Morris, King argued, women's tennis would not be where it is today. The soccer players passed on the message: if you want to play sports, and you want to succeed, don't smoke.
The Facebook post's video is one of several clips in the story about a fake CDC campaign that tries to scare young people away from smoking and drinking by falsely linking such activities to sexual orientation. They appeared in tobacco control advertisements, and spoke to youngsters about the importance of staying smoke-free. The two then back into a bathroom doorway and look to make sure no one else is around.
One of the boys whispers in the other's ear.
Did CDC Say 'It's Gay to Smoke' in This Video?
The CDC released a video that said, "It's gay to smoke."
In mid-April 2021, a TikTok video purported to show an anti-smoking PSA that said, "It's gay to smoke." The end of the clip claimed: "Brought to you by the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
The TikTok Video
"Show me an advertisement that wouldn't be acceptable today," began the TikTok video. With their hands close to one another, the boy who whispered pulls cigarettes out of his pocket. It's gay to smoke.
Here's how the post appeared at the time of writing:
(Source: Facebook screenshot taken Tues Jan 3 at 20:44:35 2022 UTC)
The post shows the boys walking toward each other, standing with their faces and hands nearly touching and looking around suspiciously as if making sure no one will see them enter the bathroom.
This logo wasn't shown in the TikTok video because someone had pointed a camera close to a screen to record it.
In sum, the purported CDC PSA that claimed "it's gay to smoke" originated as satire from The Onion.
Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Launch 'It's Gay To Smoke' Ad Campaign -- It's A Decade-Old Fake Ad From A Satire News Site
STORY UPDATED: check for updates below.
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launch an anti-smoking effort with a video ad that uses the tagline "It's Gay to Smoke"?
No, that's not true: The video is from a fake story created more than a decade ago by the satire news site The Onion, and the CDC told Lead Stories the agency had never produced or endorsed such a campaign.
The claim appeared in a December 31, 2022, video on Facebook under the title "This was a real ad 🤦🏽♂️." It shows video of what appear to be teenage boys meeting in a school hallway and exchanging a whispered message before ducking into a bathroom.