[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "I'll take 'things that never happened for $1000' Alex!"

For those who actually read through the article, at the end one finds:

"Disclaimer: This story is based on a post shared by a Reddit User. The details, opinions, and statements quoted herein belong solely to the original poster and do not reflect the views of Financialexpress.com. We have not independently verified the claims."

Sources say, speaking on condition of anonymity, because I heard it from someone who heard it from someone who said he'd seen it on the internet.

For those who haven't read the article, read it.

And then, there's hard, verifiable data"

"Number of H-1B visa beneficiaries approved in fiscal 2025, by company"
Amazon -- 14,667
Tata Consultancy Services -- 5,586
Microsoft -- 5,1989
Meta Platforms -- 5,123
Apple -- 4,202
Google -- 4,186
Cognizant Technology Solutions -- 3,681
Deloitte Consulting -- 3,180
JPMorgan Chase -- 2,440
Walmart -- 2,390

"The worker visas that President Trump says now require $100,000 application fees fill a tiny portion of the U.S. workforce but include high-value jobs concentrated among some of the biggest technology companies in some of the wealthiest coastal states."

Source: Who Uses H-1B Visas the Most, in Charts Wall Street Journal, 22 September 2025

So, everybody, stop buying through Amazon and Walmart, stop buying Apple and Microsoft products, and please don't patronize Google ( which operates all those beloved YouTube videos which show up on FR threads ).

Just, stop it.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Stop using Fakeboobs and stop giving your money to Chase.

You forgot that part.

[frogjerk]

REO Speedwaggoned..."I heard it from a friend who, heard it from a friend who, ...repeat infinitum

[KarlInOhio]

Um, he’s fired. My best friend’s sister’s boyfriend’s brother’s girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who’s going with the girl who saw the entire Indian staff laid off Friday. I guess it’s pretty serious.”