Michigan woman starts social media storm after alleged discrimination

A Michigan woman caused a social media firestorm earlier this week after she mistakenly thought her husband had been discriminated against for his military uniform by a man she described as Arabic.

The woman’s Facebook post was shared tens of thousands of times before she reportedly deleted her Facebook.

“LOCAL GAS STATION DISRESPECTS OUR MILITARY, BUT HAS NO TROUBLE ACCEPTING OUR DOLLARS ~~ THEY SHOULD BE CLOSED DOWN

BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT…

Jason had to report to the army reserves yesterday, on his way home he stopped to get gas, a drink and some jerky. When he went into the gas station and got to the counter the Arabic man looked at Jason, then his uniform and told him ‘we dont [sic] serve gas here.’

Mobil gas station off I-75 exit 98 address: 8435 E Holly RD, Holly MI We will never be a customer of a place like that!”

The manager in question, 35-year-old Nick Ghalib, had worked at the station for five years. Ghalib reportedly told the man they were out of premium gas, and it wouldn’t be delivered until the next day.

After the woman’s post spread, the gas station began to receive threatening social media messages and phone calls.

Within hours, the post had gone viral, leading to negative reviews of the gas station on Google, a Snopes article and even a small protest, which was later dispersed.

The manager of the Tubby’s restaurant inside the Mobil gas station said the woman, whose full name had been withheld from media, called the local police department to apologize because she did not get the full story from her husband.

Her husband has not yet confirmed his spouse’s story to media.

Contact Kristen DeSilva at kdesilva@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3895. Find her on Twitter: @kristendesilva