From tales of McDonald's serving pig fat shakes to the myth that eating Popeyes makes you sterile, urban legends about fast food chains have been doing the rounds for decades. The advent of social media and fake news has only contributed to the problem. Online platforms make it easy for people to post unverified information or malicious statements while remaining anonymous. And these can spread across the globe in a matter of a few misguided Facebook posts or Tweets.
The fast food industry has taken its share of hits from the online misinformation explosion, and KFC has been no exception. A part of the fast food industry since the 1950s, over the years the chain has had to deal with a plethora of rumors and urban legends — many of them highly inflammatory. And while the affordability and speed at which KFC delivers its food could make anybody suspicious, this doesn't mean that the franchise is cutting corners or hiding some diabolical secrets. With this in mind, here are some of the most pervasive KFC myths and why they are simply not true.
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