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Did you see the TikTok post last weekend about a “Target Black” premium concept store coming to New York City?
It’s not true.
Target said the video, which said the entrance of a building with a black Target logo sign hanging over it would soon be a premium store, was not true. The narrator of the video claimed he was filming a commercial for the store concept.
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“The building featured in the video is the exterior of some of our office space in New York City. The content of the video is not accurate,” a Target representative told Business Insider on Tuesday.
Target’s official TikTok account also commented on the video with a similar message in an attempt to combat the misinformation. The video has gained 1.5 million views since its release last Saturday, but the creator admitted that it was a hoax on Wednesday.
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