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RandySF

(57,196 posts)
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 12:40 AM Jun 2014

Report: Story of girl getting tossed from KFC hoax

The family initially told KFC the incident happened at the location on State and High streets, a claim backed by a Facebook post by Victoria's Victories, a page run by Teri Rials Bates, the girl's aunt that read: "Thank you for your support for Victoria. If you would like to file a complaint its the KFC on State Street in Jackson MS." That store is not in operation and has been closed for several years.

Victoria's Victories changed its story Friday, saying the State Street reference was a mistake. In it, Bates wrote: "Im the Aunt, I run her page and Im the one that miss quoted that it was State street when it was actually Woodrow Wilson. Dont blame the grandmother for my mistake!"

The story began going viral on June 12 when Victoria's Victories page posted: "Does this face look scary to you? Last week at KFC in Jackson MS this precious face was asked to leave because her face scared the other diners. I personally will never step foot in another KFC again and will be personally writing the CEO."

After it went viral, employees and managers at both Jackson locations have faced death threats, have had drinks thrown at them through the drive-thru window and have faced constant verbal harassment, the source confirmed.

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2014/06/23/girl-tossed-from-kfc-hoax/11284405/

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Report: Story of girl getting tossed from KFC hoax (Original Post) RandySF Jun 2014 OP
That is pretty sad, but what really surprises me is that the media got it wrong..... AGAIN. lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #1
the media getting it wrong doesn't surprise me at all TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #3
I was being scarcastic of course lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #4
then we're on the same page TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #5
Have you ever seen "LiterallyUnbelievable.org"? deutsey Jun 2014 #9
man, people are really gullible TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #10
I am so sorry for this little girl, but the damage done to the restaurant, and it's.... Tarheel_Dem Jun 2014 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author davidn3600 Jun 2014 #6
Unfortunately, it seems like there are quite a few of these hoaxes. BlueCheese Jun 2014 #7
kick TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #8

lostincalifornia

(3,639 posts)
1. That is pretty sad, but what really surprises me is that the media got it wrong..... AGAIN.
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 12:49 AM
Jun 2014

So lets see, Romney was going to win the 2012 election, the ACA was rejected by the Supreme Court, There were WMDs in Iraq, the Democrats were going to lose in 2008, etc. etc. etc.


TorchTheWitch

(11,065 posts)
3. the media getting it wrong doesn't surprise me at all
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 01:12 AM
Jun 2014

They don't check out anything. It would have been a simple thing for them to verify whether or not the story was true, and saved a lot of people from being fraudulently bilked in donation money and innocent employees from being so harassed.

I figured this story was a hoax to bilk donation money or attention like so many others. I'll never understand why people using social media believe everything someone else says. And sadly, it's sick hoaxes like these that will keep people from donating to actual legitimate causes.

deutsey

(20,166 posts)
9. Have you ever seen "LiterallyUnbelievable.org"?
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 08:50 AM
Jun 2014
http://literallyunbelievable.org/

It shows examples of people on FB passing around articles from The Onion because they think the article is real.

The top one at the moment? Someone believed that Dick Van Dyke has confessed to committing the Zodiac murders.

TorchTheWitch

(11,065 posts)
10. man, people are really gullible
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 09:21 AM
Jun 2014

and there's still people donating to the Victoria's Victories page even while it's covered with stuff about it being a scam even linking articles.

Tarheel_Dem

(31,201 posts)
2. I am so sorry for this little girl, but the damage done to the restaurant, and it's....
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 01:01 AM
Jun 2014

employees is actionable. The little girl shouldn't have to suffer for her family's swindle, but the employees of that restaurant should sue their asses off. As if working at KFC isn't tough enough, you have to put up with death threats just to earn minimum wage? Really?

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BlueCheese

(2,522 posts)
7. Unfortunately, it seems like there are quite a few of these hoaxes.
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 03:38 AM
Jun 2014

I can think of several others right off the bat.

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