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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There ARE Enough Cows Worldwide To Supply McDonald’s Beef Burgers

2025-02-14 Are there too few cows in the world to supply McDonald's beef burgers? No, that's not true: There are far more than enough head of cattle worldwide to supply McDonald's estimated 2.5 billion burgers served per year. If all the patties wer Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Nancy Parker Does NOT Show Altoona McDonald’s Employee Who Reported Sighting Of Luigi Mangione In Pennsylvania

2024-12-18 Does a viral photo show the Altoona McDonald's employee who made the 911 call to report a sighting of Luigi Mangione in Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: The photo shows a comedian from New York. A profile on Facebook that contained the Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Burger King Did NOT Post ‘We Don’t Snitch’ After Luigi Mangione’s Arrest At A McDonald’s

2024-12-10 Did Burger King's X account post "We don't snitch" in response to the alleged killer of the UnitedHealthcare CEO being recognized by a McDonald's employee? No, that's not true: Burger King's public relations confirmed to Lead Stories that Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Publicly Announce Plans To ‘Officially’ Buy McDonald’s As Of November 13, 2024

2024-11-14 Did Elon Musk publicly announce plans to "officially" buy McDonald's in November 2024? No, that's not true: As of this publication, there is no record of Musk having formally announced plans to buy the food company, and McDonald's has not Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: McDonald’s Stock Did NOT Jump 200% After Trump Visited Franchise — Satire Origin

2024-11-13 Did McDonald's stock climb 200 percent after Donald Trump made a campaign appearance at one of its franchises? No, that's not true: This comes from a website that regularly publishes fake stories, and the original article was clearly labe Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: McDonald’s E.coli Outbreak Did NOT Happen After Trump Made Fries There

2024-10-31 Did the E.coli outbreak involving McDonald's occur soon after Donald Trump worked at one McDonald's restaurant for one hour during his 2024 presidential campaign? No, that's not true: The E.coli outbreak traced to some McDonald's franchis Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Kamala Harris In McDonald’s Uniform IS FAKE — Real Image Is Of A Different Woman

2024-10-28 Is a photo of Kamala Harris in a blue McDonald's uniform authentic? No, that's not true: A reverse image search proved that the photo has been altered. It never showed Harris. The original image comes from an online gallery of photos post Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Food For Everyone’ Headline Does NOT Show Trump Leaving Pennsylvania McDonald’s Without Paying After 2024 Campaign Stop

2024-10-24 Did a "food for everyone" headline show Donald Trump had left a McDonald's location without paying the bill in 2024, as a post on X suggested? No, that's not true: The headline appeared in a 2023 article published by The Guardian after he Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: McDonald’s Did NOT Issue An October 20, 2024, Statement That Kamala Harris Never Worked There

2024-10-22 Did McDonald's issue a statement on October 20, 2024, that stated Kamala Harris had never worked at a McDonald's franchise? No, that's not true: McDonald's never issued such a statement. Instead, an October 20, 2024, internal memo attribu Go to site post…»

AllSides→ ‘I Did Fries’: Kamala Harris Claims She Worked at McDonald’s, but She Never Mentioned It Until She Ran for President. Did She Really Toil Beneath the Golden Arches?

2024-09-16 https://freebeacon.com/elections/i-did-fries-kamala-harris-claims-she-worked-at-mcdonalds-but-she-never-mentioned-it-until-she-ran-for-president-did-she-really-toil-beneath-the-golden-arches/ Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: McDonald’s Corporate Did NOT Say ‘They Have No Record Whatsoever’ Of Kamala Harris Working There

2024-09-10 Did McDonald's corporate make a statement saying that "they have no record whatsoever of KAMALA HARRIS ever working at any of their locations"? No, that's not true: The McDonald's corporate website page of press releases has no mention of Go to site post…»

Logically→ No, Qatar has not banned McDonald’s outlets in the country

2024-01-03 Go to site post…»

Logically→ No, video doesn’t show a protest in France against McDonald’s for supporting Israel

2023-11-29 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: McDonald’s Did NOT Change Its Wrappers To Blue and White In Support Of Israel

2023-10-27 Did McDonald's change its food wrappers to blue and white, the colors of the Israeli flag, in support of Israel during the 2023 Hamas-Israel conflict? No, that's not true: The fast food chain told Lead Stories that the wrappers were not i Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Man Did NOT Sue McDonald’s For Still Being Depressed After Eating A Happy Meal — It’s ‘Fiction’

2023-06-22 Did a man sue McDonald's "for still being depressed after eating a Happy Meal"? No, that's not true: This claim is from a website that has a disclaimer saying all of its content is "fiction ... and shouldn't be taken as real." Google News Go to site post…»

Logically→ No, McDonald’s french fries do not contain potatoes sprayed with a toxic pesticide called ‘monitor’

2023-05-04 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: McDonald’s Was NOT Caught Using Human Meat In Its ‘Oklahoma City Meat Factory’

2023-03-03 Was human meat discovered in a McDonald's meat factory in Oklahoma City? No, that's not true: The video in this post was taken from a now-defunct satirical website and has been around since at least 2014. The claim resurfaced in a post on Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: McDonald’s Does NOT Use Human Flesh For Hamburgers, Sausages — Video Shows Lamb Roasting

2022-11-21 Does a viral image prove that McDonald's uses human flesh for making "hamburgers and sasuages" "worldwide"? No, that's not true: The video screenshot, accompanied by misleading and unrelated hashtags, only shows a lamb being prepared on a Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: McDonald’s Fries Do NOT Contain An Insecticide Named Monitor

2022-11-12 Does McDonald's use a toxic insecticide named Methamidophos, or Monitor, on the potatoes used for fries? No, that's not true: A spokesman for Lamb Weston, one of McDonald's primary potato suppliers, denied the claim to Lead Stories. Use o Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: McDonald’s Did NOT Pay $1.5M To Customer Denied Extra Napkins

2022-08-27 Did McDonald's pay $1.5 million in damages to a Black customer who asked a McDonald's manager for extra napkins and instead received a racist slur? No, that's not true: Court records show that the presiding judge dismissed the customer's Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Woman Experienced Fentanyl Overdose After Touching Folded Dollar Bill She Found At Tennessee McDonald’s

2022-07-16 Did a woman experience a fentanyl overdose after touching a folded dollar bill she found at a Nashville McDonald's? No, there's no evidence of that: The dollar bill was never tested for narcotics and the woman was never treated for a fent Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: McDonald’s Did NOT Place 5,000 Condoms In Happy Meals — It’s From Humor Website

2022-06-14 Did McDonald's accidentally give out 5,000 condoms with Happy Meals? No, that's not true: The site this claim originated from is satirical. There is no evidence from any trusted news organizations that this event has ever occurred. The cl Go to site post…»

Logically→ McDonald’s uses human meat in its burgers.

2022-06-06 In a tweet to its user, McDonald's refuted the claim. Go to site post…»

Logically→ McDonald’s ice cream contains xylitol which is poisonous to dogs.

2022-04-20 Xylitol is not listed as an ingredient in McDonald's ice creams or desserts. The company has also confirmed that such claims are false. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Xylitol Is NOT An Ingredient Found In McDonald’s Ice Cream — But Xylitol IS Harmful To Dogs

2022-04-15 Does McDonald's ice cream contain xylitol, a type of sugar that is harmful to dogs? This claim contains falsehood and some truth: No, McDonald's ice cream does not contain xylitol. A spokesperson from McDonald's USA told Lead Stories that Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chef Jamie Oliver Did NOT Beat McDonald’s In Legal Battle Over Processed Beef — Not Used By McDonald’s Since 2011

2021-12-22 Did McDonald's lose a legal battle with chef Jamie Oliver? Was it proven that lean finely textured beef treated with ammonium hydroxide was highly toxic or not fit for human consumption? No, neither are true: Oliver did not win a legal b Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A McDonald’s In Rome, Georgia, Is NOT Offering A Starting Wage Of $31 An Hour

2021-08-13 Is a McDonald's in Rome, Georgia, offering a starting wage of $31 an hour? No, that's not true: The claim is posted on a satirical site and is not meant to be real. A manager at a McDonald's in Rome told Lead Stories it's a hoax. Pay at t Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: French Fry Ad Featuring ‘Sexy Ronald’ Is NOT From McDonald’s In Japan

2021-05-07 Did McDonald's in Japan run an ad campaign that featured a shirtless Ronald McDonald in red briefs overflowing with french fries? No, that's not true: In 2019, this french fry ad was promoting a much smaller Japanese restaurant chain call Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A McDonald’s In Maryland Was NOT Closed Due To A Sex Trafficking Investigation

2021-04-27 Was a McDonald's in Elkton, Maryland, closed due to a sex trafficking investigation? No, that's not true. Local police said they have no such case underway and the claim was posted on a fake "Elkton, MD" Facebook page that is not the page Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Boxes Marked ‘Boneless Pork Rectums’ Are Not For McDonald’s

2020-11-27 Did someone photograph a stack of boxes labeled 'Boneless Pork Rectums' which also bore a sticker that appears to be the McDonald's logo? No, that's not true: This photo of boxes, without the McDonald's logo, appears to be a real photo th Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: McDonald’s Did NOT Remove American Flags In Support Of Antifa And BLM

2020-09-17 Did McDonald's remove American flags in support of Antifa and Black Lives Matter? No, that's not true: The fast food company denied the claim in a statement to Lead Stories. The claim appeared as a post (archived here) published by Facebo Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NOT All McDonald’s Restaurants Offering Free Meals To All School-Age Children – Just A few In North Carolina For Some Kids

2020-03-21 Did McDonald's begin offering free meals to all school-age children amid the coronavirus outbreak? No, this is misleading. Several North Carolina franchises of the most recognized fast food giant in the world are offering children free meals d Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NOT All McDonald’s Restaurants Offering Free Meals To All School-Age Children – Just A few In North Carolina For Some Kids

2020-03-21 Did McDonald's begin offering free meals to all school-age children amid the coronavirus outbreak? No, this is misleading. Several North Carolina franchises of the most recognized fast food giant in the world are offering children free meals d Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fake News: Kansas Officer Did NOT Find Vulgar Message On His McDonald’s Coffee Cup

2019-12-31 Did a Kansas police officer find a vulgar message on his McDonald's coffee cup? No, it's not true: The officer completely made up the story, and he is now out of the job he held for just two months. The story gained traction on social media an Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fake News: McDonald’s NOT Celebrating 80th Anniversary By Giving 3 Big Mac Meals For Sharing Post

2019-09-01 Is McDonald's celebrating the fast-food chain's 80th anniversary by giving three Big Mac meals to everyone who shares a certain Facebook post? No, that's not true: It is a scam targeted at Facebook users in the United States by someone in Indi Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fake News: Turns Out McDonald’s French Fries Can NOT Cure Baldness

2019-06-03 Can McDonald's french fries cure baldness? No, that's not true: Researchers have found that an ingredient used in the making of McDonald's fries -- in a very small amount -- might also be used as a "culture vessel" in the mass production of ha Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man NOT Rushed To Hospital After Eating 413 Chicken Nuggets at McDonald’s

2018-08-21 Was 25-year-old Anthony Thomas paralyzed after eating 413 chicken nuggets at McDonald's while trying to break his personal record? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a "fauxtire" site that invents tales of bizarre crimes, weird sex Go to site post…»

ABC News→ NOT REAL NEWS: McDonald’s not adding pot-smoking centers

2018-04-18 NOT REAL NEWS: Colorado McDonald's franchises not converting play areas into pot-smoking centers Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wendy’s, Olive Garden, Other Restaurant Companies Did NOT Donate To Trump In 2024 Election

2024-12-04 Did Wendy's, Olive Garden and 13 other restaurant companies named in a social media post donate to Donald Trump in the 2024 election? No, that's not true: None of the political action committees for the restaurants listed in the social me Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Account Activity Does NOT Reflect That Viral List Of Businesses, Celebrities ‘Stopped Posting On Twitter’

2024-11-16 Have Visa, Etsy, Adobe, Android, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Mastercard, McDonald's, CVS Pharmacy, Home Depot and Walmart all stopped posting on Twitter, now called X? No, that's not true: There is no indication that the accounts named in th Go to site post…»

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