Fact Check

Is L.L. Bean Refusing to Hire Registered Gun Owners?

A "satirical" blog used a fake meme to gin up outrage by attempting to link the company to Michelle Obama.

by Arturo Garcia, Published June 25, 2018


Outside of L.L. Bean, Inc. headquarters.

Image courtesy of Michael G McKinne / Shutterstock.com


Claim:
L.L. Bean enacted a ban on hiring gun owners because former First Lady Michelle Obama is its main stockholder.
Rating:
False

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A dubious Facebook "satire" page invoked former First Lady Michelle Obama's name in a 24 June 2018 post trying to paint the L.L. Bean outdoors gear company as being biased against gun owners.

The post, by America's Last Line of Defense, displayed a company storefront alongside the following caption:

L.L. Bean's largest stockholder is Michelle Obama.
Last week the CEO, Hammond C. Heis, announced that no registered gun owner will be employed by their company.


By Arturo Garcia

Arturo Garcia is a former writer for Snopes.


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