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MEXICO CITY (The Borowitz Report)—In a move likely to stir controversy, Mexico has officially renamed the Liberty Bell “the TACO Bell,” the Mexican president announced on Monday.

Effective immediately, the landmark will be referred to as the TACO Bell in all Mexican atlases, encyclopedias, and history textbooks, President Claudia Sheinbaum said.

In her announcement, she gave Donald J. Trump “full credit” for the name change.

“Thanks to Donald Trump, when one thinks of America, one no longer thinks of liberty,” she said. “One thinks of TACO.”

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[-] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Taco Bell did this as an April Fool’s joke 31 years ago inn the New York Times. The slogan was “Run for the border” at the time which was prophetic.

Edit: 29 years ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taco_Liberty_Bell

[-] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago

Bullshit, it wasn't 31 years ago, they did that in the 90s.

[-] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

And the 90s were only 10 years ago.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I THOUGHT THIS WAS STILL THE 90s!!!1!

[-] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I'm afraid I have some bad news.

[-] match@pawb.social 2 points 2 months ago

From the other side, activist Paul Rogat Loeb lamented that the hoax "felt too real for comfort" in an era "when every value, ideal, and public symbol has a profit-seeking sponsor".

[-] RedSnt@feddit.dk 1 points 2 months ago

I'm more surprised the simpsons didn't do it first.

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