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A photo purportedly showed an abandoned McDonald's in Pripyat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, or it was located in Russia.

Real Pic of Abandoned McDonald's Near Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant?

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Jordan Liles
May 3, 2024 A picture appeared to show a dilapidated McDonald's restaurant housed in a tall, brutalist-style ...
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Facebook Posts About McDonald's Customers 'Furious' at Prices Lead to Scammy, AI-Written Articles

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Jordan Liles
April 12, 2024 This is the story of a coordinated effort managed from outside of the U.S. to lure users to enga ...
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Image Shows New 'Satanic' McDonald's Happy Meal?

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Jack Izzo
April 8, 2024 Baphomet statuette included!
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Real Image of a 'Satanic' McDonald's Happy Meal?

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Jack Izzo
April 1, 2024 Complete with Baphomet figurine!
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Does Bill Gates Own Farm That Produces Potatoes for McDonald's French Fries?

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Alex Kasprak
March 25, 2024 McDonald's sources its potatoes from a variety of farms across the world.
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Food Myths We All Fell For

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Shannon Sanford
March 1, 2024 Could peanut butter be used to diagnose Alzheimer’s? Can you use it for a home test?
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An online post claimed that McDonald's was offering a McToast with cheese and upside-down buns.

McDonald's Sells a McToast in Ukraine with Cheese Between Two Upside-Down Buns?

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Jordan Liles
Feb. 9, 2024 One TikTok user appeared to claim that the grilled cheese-inspired sandwich was also available o ...
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Online advertisements claimed that America's most famous burger brand is now Chinese owned and that China had bought US icons.

Did a Chinese Company Buy America's 'Most Famous Burger Brand'?

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Jordan Liles
Dec. 12, 2023 McDonald's, Wendy's and Burger King are among the most popular burger chains in terms of U.S. sa ...
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A rumor compared acrilane or acrylamide levels in McDonald's french fries versus cigarettes.

Do McDonald's French Fries Contain a 'Cigarette Ingredient' Called 'Acrilane'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Dec. 4, 2023 For starters, it's spelled acrylamide, not "acrilane."
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Is This a Real McDonald's Sign with Only One Arch?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
June 12, 2023 Photos of McDonald's signs with only one arch have gone viral, so we decided to investigate.
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Abandoned McDonald's Preserved Like an '80s Time Capsule

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Jordan Liles
July 9, 2021 The video was posted by an urban explorer known as Triangle of Mass.
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Does a Sony Patent Propose Viewers Skip Commercials by Yelling Brand Names at TV?

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Alex Kasprak
Jan. 16, 2023 "System for converting television commercials into interactive networked video games" doesn't qu ...
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A Facebook post claimed that McDonald's ice cream contains xylitol which is a sugar alcohol that is toxic and deadly to dogs.

Does McDonald's Ice Cream Contain Xylitol?

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Jordan Liles
April 13, 2022 Snopes contacted McDonald's USA by email after a rumor went viral on Facebook about dogs, xylito ...
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Have Two McDonald's-Containing Countries Ever Been at War with Each Other?

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Alex Kasprak
Dec. 6, 2018 Whether an economic theory involving McDonald's franchises and war literally holds true largely ...
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Do the McDonald's golden arches look like breasts? That's what a psychologist purportedly found in market research.

Do McDonald's Golden Arches Symbolize a Mother's Breasts?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
March 17, 2021 We tracked down the origins of the tale of a psychologist named Louis Cheskin, who purportedly a ...
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Is There a 'BTS Meal' at McDonald's?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
April 19, 2021 The Korean pop boy band BTS bagged seven Guinness World Records in 2020.
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Do TikTok Videos Show That McDonald's Sells Birthday Cakes?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Feb. 15, 2021 TikTok videos in early 2021 showed a number of people purchasing chocolate and vanilla birthday ...
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The 'Starbucks Cup-Size Scam' Video Is an Old Internet Prank

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 31, 2022 It is apparently worth repeating: Different sized cups hold different amounts of liquid.
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McDonald's did not send the scam email about an exclusive reward or gift for a $100 gift card or gift certificate.

McDonald's Email Scam Claims 'You Have Been Selected'

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Jordan Liles
Feb. 14, 2022 An email promising an "exclusive reward" from McDonald's is not a genuine message from the company.
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Did the Company That Makes McFlurry Machines Get Hit with a Restraining Order?

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Alex Kasprak
Aug. 10, 2021 Gizmodo captured a development in a "right to repair" lawsuit with the McHeadline "McFlurry Mach ...
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