CHECKING FAKE NEWS

News: Customer orders fried chicken, gets fried rat?

Posted in: Facebook.
Date: June. 2015
Checked website: Yes
Main idea: Devorise Dixon, a young California Security Guard, assured in his Facebook and a radio
program that bought three pieces of chicken at KFC in Los Angeles. And he lost his appetite when he
noticed that one of the chicken pieces had the shape of a rat with a tail.
Supporting facts: Not only did Dixon have several pictures and a video about the piece of chicken that
looked like a rat but also, he ensured that he had returned to the restaurant, where one of the employ-
ees apologize for the situation, and he just offered him a free meal.
True and demonstrable information Fake and false information
• The restaurant noted its chicken pieces often vary in shape • The customer had photos and a
and size and said it had “no evidence to support Dixon’s claim video where the piece of chicken
• Through the official page of KFC on Twitter, the company re- looked like a little rat.
quested to Dixon work together to find out what happened
and tested the chicken piece at an independent lab free of
charge. However, Dixon refused to either talk to the company,
personally or through a lawyer.
• CNN tried to contact Dixon in order to get his testimony, but
the result was the same, he didn’t respond.
• John Crabtree, an employee in Michigan, told that the alleged
"tail" could be leftover dough used to impale chicken prey.
CONCLUSION
It is clear how Dixon's story was false since he refused to present or find credible evidence of his claims
made on Facebook. Fake news has objectives are generated confusion, and discredit public figures or
organizations or financial proposals. Sadly, according to the BBC in the United States, fake news had
raised $10.000. Like it’s the case of Devorise Dixon, who obtained more the 4,250 friend requests on
Facebook their fake news about KFC. Apparently, the company was affected by those kinds of news and
the quality of their services is doubtful. In short, it is essential people verify the information that they
found on the Internet, special on social media, and they start to apply the eight indicators proposed by
The Trust Project
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