Taco Bell Airlifts Over 10,000 Tacos Into Alaskan Town In Response To Hoax [Video]

Residents of the little town of Bethel, Alaska were the victims of an elaborate hoax last month when someone (the culprit is still at large) posted fake fliers around town announcing that a Taco Bell would be opening. Taco Bell jumped at the opportunity for a bit of positive publicity and, on July 1, airlifted a taco truck into Bethel, packed with over 10,000 Doritos Locos Tacos, and created a viral video in the process.

Residents of the little town of Bethel, Alaska were the victims of an elaborate hoax last month when someone (the culprit is still at large) posted fake fliers around town announcing that a Taco Bell would be opening.  When it turned out that a Taco Bell wasn’t actually opening in the small Alaskan town, residents were understandably disappointed (I mean, who doesn’t love tacos?!).

Taco Bell jumped at the opportunity for a bit of positive publicity and, on July 1, airlifted a taco truck into Bethel, packed with over 10,000 Doritos Locos Tacos, and created a viral video in the process. 

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