Sunday, June 12, 2011

On Twitter: Seriously McDonald's?

A photo of a McDonald's notice has been circulating Twitter. The notice states that African-American customers will now need to pay an additional $1.50 per transaction. Is this true?

The answer is obviously no. If you believed it's true even for a second, you're gullible. McDonald's isn't THAT dumb. I'm not implying they are dumb to any degree, but seriously, no huge corporation would put up such a racist notice anywhere, EVER. They're too concerned with their reputation to do that. Besides, this would bring on a lawsuit.

The person who made the photo trend worldwide has stated on Twitter that the notice is fake. Well ofcourse it is! It's taped from the outside of the window, and only the person who took this photo knows whether it's actually on a McDonald's window or some other window.

Furthermore, the phone number does not belong to McDonald's.

UPDATE: McDonald's has verified through their Twitter that this notice is fake! "@McDonalds That Seriously McDonalds picture is a hoax"

This is one heck of a failed prank, although some people are falling for it hard. What do you think of this prank? Clever, or just plain dumb?

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