Department store giant Bloomingdale’s apologized on Monday after a customer flagged a “fake news” t-shirt in one of its stores.
“Thank you for bringing this to our attention and we apologize for any offense we may have caused,” the company said in a statement posted to Twitter. “We take this feedback very seriously and are working quickly to remove this t-shirt. Again, thank you for taking the time to alert us.”
The shirt was first identified by Allison Kaden, a journalist at New York City’s CW affiliate PIX11, who chided the company in a tweet that went viral.
Hey @Bloomingdales,” she said “This isn’t funny or fashionable.