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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKFC sues companies in China over eight-legged chicken rumours
KFC sues companies in China over eight-legged chicken rumours
By Associated Press in Beijing - Monday 1 June 2015 07.33 EDT
KFC has filed a lawsuit against three companies in China which it alleges used social media accounts to spread false rumours about its food, including that its chickens have eight legs.
The case filed by the company Chinas biggest restaurant operator comes as the government intensifies a campaign to stop the spreading of false information.
Internet marketers in China have been convicted of illegal business practices for trying to manipulate customers on behalf of clients by posting bogus allegations about competitors or deleting critical posts.
In an announcement posted on Monday on its Chinese website, KFC said one of the most prevalent fake stories was one claiming chickens used by the company are genetically modified and have six wings and eight legs...
(That was the entire article but here's the source):
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/01/kfc-sues-companies-china-eight-legged-chicken-rumours-social-media
By Associated Press in Beijing - Monday 1 June 2015 07.33 EDT
KFC has filed a lawsuit against three companies in China which it alleges used social media accounts to spread false rumours about its food, including that its chickens have eight legs.
The case filed by the company Chinas biggest restaurant operator comes as the government intensifies a campaign to stop the spreading of false information.
Internet marketers in China have been convicted of illegal business practices for trying to manipulate customers on behalf of clients by posting bogus allegations about competitors or deleting critical posts.
In an announcement posted on Monday on its Chinese website, KFC said one of the most prevalent fake stories was one claiming chickens used by the company are genetically modified and have six wings and eight legs...
(That was the entire article but here's the source):
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/01/kfc-sues-companies-china-eight-legged-chicken-rumours-social-media
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KFC sues companies in China over eight-legged chicken rumours (Original Post)
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Jun 2015
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KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)1. Isn't there a horror movie- 8 Legged Freak?
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)2. Yep! Eight Legged Freaks! Now I have to watch it!!!! n/t
meow2u3
(24,768 posts)3. Get a grip, KFC!
All those rumors about 8-legged chickens with extra wings are nothing but cooks sewing extra legs and wings to let the bird feed more people. Those birds aren't genetically modified--they're HUMAN modified!
FSogol
(45,524 posts)4. Their chickens don't have 8 legs......they have 32 legs.
Get it right China!
BadgerKid
(4,554 posts)5. Maybe KFC should sell chicken feet. n/t