Fact File: White House post about Sapporo moving production out of Canada misleading
The White House jumped on a news report last week about tariffs prompting Sapporo Breweries to move production from Canada to the United States. The official White House X account posted a photo of Sapporo beer cans, reproducing the news headline and adding a caption saying, "Made in America." The brewery has since clarified that no final decision has been made, but the proposed move involves…
The White House incorrectly claimed on September 8, 2026, that Sapporo Breweries was moving its entire production from Canada to the United States on account of tariffs. The official White House X account shared a photo of Sapporo beer cans with the headline "Sapporo beer moving production to U.S. from Canada on tariffs," which was based on a misleading Bloomberg News headline from September 7, 2026.
The brewery has since clarified that only non-alcoholic beer, making up less than one percent of its total Canadian production, is being considered for relocation to the U.S. Production of Sapporo 0.0% for the U.S. market was highlighted in Bloomberg's updated article, and the Canadian subsidiary, Sleeman Breweries, stated that no plans exist to move the entire Sapporo production from Canada to the United States.
The White House post did not acknowledge the correction made by Bloomberg, and the original misleading headline remained unaltered.
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