With flavors like green tea with ginseng or Arnold Palmer or watermelon juice cocktail, AriZona had a wellness halo before we talked about things like “wellness.” Also, it was just freaking huge, a symbol (albeit an unintentional one) of Clinton-era abundance. Learn more about fact-checking at AP.Walk into any gas station or corner bodega in the 1990s and AriZona iced tea was impossible to miss: 24 fluid ounces of liquid gold, wrapped in loud, obnoxious colors for just 99 cents. This is part of AP’s effort to address widely shared misinformation, including work with outside companies and organizations to add factual context to misleading content that is circulating online. As of May, the prices of gas, food and most other goods and services have increased and inflation has risen to a new four-decade high. While AriZona green tea has stayed at the same price, surging inflation has caused retail sales to fall 3% in the US, according to AP reporting. Nevertheless, the company’s recommended price for the drink remains at 99 cents. According to the company’s website, AriZona pre-prints its cans with the suggested price, though retailers can set any price they prefer. Some social media users discussing the photo posted images showing local retailers that have added higher price tags to their drinks. Visual clues on the cans in the photo also point to their provenance - both show the branding and nutritional labels in English and French, a requirement in Canada. Don’t panic,” the company reiterated in a tweet posted June 16.Ī spokesperson for the company, who declined to give their name, told The Associated Press that both cans in the photo are from Canada, but the product with the lower price dates back to 2016, before it was adjusted to reflect the exchange rate between the two countries. The can on the right is in Canadian dollars. “This goes viral A LOT! The can on the left is in US dollars. “If you weren’t panicking before.now is the time,” reads a recent tweet captioning the image that has garnered more than 99,000 likes this week.Ī reverse image search shows the photo has been circulating online since at least January 2021, and AriZona Beverages has repeatedly explained on its Twitter account that the higher price is in Canadian dollars for cans sold north of the border. The left can is priced at 99 cents while the one on the right is priced 30 cents higher.

The image shows a hand holding two cans of the company’s green tea. But AriZona’s famously cheap iced tea remains under $1 a can in the U.S., despite a photo of the product apparently priced at $1.29 that has been circulating online in recent days. THE FACTS: As inflation surges, social media users have been sharing everyday items that are being affected. The can labeled 99 cents is several years old, and the company subsequently adjusted its recommended price in the country to CA $1.29 to reflect the current U.S.

The photo circulating on social media shows a pair of Canadian cans of the tea beverage with prices in Canadian dollars. is still 99 cents, a spokesperson from AriZona Beverages confirmed. CLAIM: A photo of two cans of AriZona green tea suggests the product’s price has been raised from 99 cents to $1.29.ĪP’S ASSESSMENT: Missing context.

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