"Yes, I wrote it, based upon the conversation and description of the call as it was related to me," the user told us. Our message was sent to the user prior to receiving the company response from John Deere. We contacted the user on Messenger who said that he wrote the story. The story originated in a post on Main a Facebook group named The 1791 Society. By email, they told us, "John Deere does not have a partner farm program." They also said that they "never called farmers to ask that they switch to electric tractors by 2023." Perhaps most important, the spokesperson said that the company "has no plans for battery operated/electric large tractors and combines." In other words, the viral story appeared to not even be a possibility in reality.Īdditionally, while we were told that the company does have some long-term business goals that involve offering a line of small electric tractors and other compact equipment by 2026, large tractors and combines for farms are not part of these plans. We reached out to a company spokesperson for John Deere to ask about the viral post. It also mentioned in a negative way a "green dream," which appeared to be a reference to the Green New Deal, a policy to fight climate change that's mostly supported by Democrats.
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The post (which we will quote in full below) ended with a political rant about "lefty Dems," seemingly as a way of sticking it to supporters and politicians who affiliate themselves with the Democratic Party. In response, the farmer asked several questions about the company's batteries and the toughness and versatility of its farm equipment powered by electricity. The company representative asked that he convert his farm's equipment to John Deere's electric tractors and combines by the year 2023. The Story, SummarizedĪccording to the evidence-free story, a representative for John Deere called a Midwest farmer by phone who was part of a "partnership farm" program with the company. The story has been shared a seemingly countless number of times as a copy-and-paste post, also referred to as copypasta. A viral and politically-charged Facebook post about John Deere (a manufacturer of heavy machinery for agricultural and other uses), a midwest farmer, and electric farm equipment has been making the rounds since March.
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