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Fact check: Costco did not recall Kirkland Signature toilet paper

Adrienne Dunn
USA TODAY

The claim: Costco is recalling toilet paper contaminated with the coronavirus

As thousands of Americans flocked to local stores to stock-up on groceries, toilet paper was one of the products in highest demand. 

As panic buying continues, stores in cities across the country have been completely wiped out of their toilet paper supply, resulting in many retailers enforcing a per-customer-limit once the paper was restocked.

A notice supposedly issued by Costco, but which is fake, surfaced and was posted on Facebook saying Kirkland Signature bath tissue had been recalled. The recall stated the product had been contaminated with the coronavirus.

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Despite multiple typos and misspellings, the fake recall notice has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook.

"There is not a recall on the Kirkland Signature bath tissue," Costco said in an email. 

The product is also not listed on the company's recall list. 

Our rating: False

The viral notice is rated false. Costco has not issued a recall of Kirkland Signature bath tissue.

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