Unrelated Video Viral As Americans Boycotting Zara Clothes
By Srijit Das A video showing several garments being discarded on the streets is circulating with a false claim that it shows Americans discarding their clothes in protest against Zara, a luxury fashion brand, after its ad campaign was deemed offensive to Palestinians in the war-hit Gaza strip. BOOM found that the video shows glimpses of a campaign by a luxury reseller site Vestiaire Collective to announce a ban on major fashion brands and the concept of fast fashion. The ban was in protest against the amount of daily textile wastage created by these brands. Zara, the international clothing br...