No, EABL has not halted Chrome Gin production. - iVerify Kenya

No, EABL has not halted Chrome Gin production.

False

The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks contacted the East African Breweries Limited, commonly known as EABL, and they confirmed that the claims circulating on social media that the Kenyan-based holding company stopped producing Chrome Gin a year ago are false.

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Verified Nov, 21 2022

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Chrome Gin production was halted by EABL a year ago.

Rating Justification

The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is False.

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. On November 21, 2022, we contacted the EABL Customer Care Desk, who dismissed the claims as false.

We also discovered a tweet on Chrome’s official Twitter account, posted on November 14, 2022, in response to a netizen who had also shared the claim about the drink’s production being halted, in which Chrome stated that the drink is still available. A link to the website of the alcoholic beverage company’s drinks, The Bar, is attached to the tweet.

KBL, the regional beverage alcohol leader with an exceptional collection of beer and spirits brands, also tweeted on November 15, 2022, stating that the drink is still available.

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