Aussie retailer BCF makes controversial COVID-19 reference in ad but says it’s ‘good-natured fun’

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"An advertisement that shows a man eating a bat sandwich, which has been viewed on YouTube more than 242,000 times, is being investigated by the Advertising Standards Bureau.
Released by outdoor equipment retailer, Boating Fishing Camping store (BCF), the ad jokes that the COVID-19 pandemic was caused by someone consuming a bat."

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