Posted on 06/24/2014 5:24:00 AM PDT by silent_jonny
JACKSON, Miss. – Her story, and smile, captured the hearts of Internet users across the country. But now it appears at least some of the circumstances about the disfigured child asked to leave a Mississippi KFC due to her facial scars are untrue.
When the story broke earlier this month, it was reported three-year-old Victoria Wilcher was asked by a KFC worker to leave the restaurant when other customers complained about looking at her injuries while they ate.
The child, her family said, had been mauled by pit bulls. While the pit bull attack is not being question, what happened at KFC has come under fire.
Once the story hit social media, the internet lashed out at KFC for its treatment of the child. For its part, KFC said it would donate $30,000 to help pay the girl’s medical bills and offered to investigate the situation.
Sources close to the investigation told the Laurel Leader-Call that KFC store security video does not show Wilcher nor her grandmother in the KFC where they claimed the incident happened.
In addition, KFC receipts fail to show the “mashed potato and sweet tea” order the family claims they ordered the day in question. In the Laural Leader-Call article, the source pointed out other inconsistencies.
“When the allegation was first made, KFC pledged $30,000 to go to medical expenses and started an investigation to find the truth,” KFC franchisee owner Dick West posted on social media over the weekend. “They have pledged the money even if it is proven that the incident never happened. At this point their story is full of holes. Any thinking person who follows their timeline can see it. The event at KFC never happened.”
The final report on the situation is expected to be released later this week.
Facebook is the land of gullible people.
If you ever see a story about someone being told to leave a public business because they are disfigured or black or gay or whatever, its a safe bet that its a hoax. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of these stories turn out to be true.
I thought it was fake when I first heard it. It was too over the top. I get a little cynical with all these stories like waitresses getting racist notes on the receipts etc.
But if you read an internet story that someone is told to leave a public business because they expressed conservative or libertarian viewpoints, there’s a likely possibility that it’s true.
And no you can’t your money back ping
It reminded me of the feminazi who vandalized her own car to show how sexist University can be.
I thought it was fake myself but, gave in to getting this cutie medical care she needs.
You can’t put something on the internet if it’s not true.
Can you?
I said it was a hoax from the beginning. The story was too good to be true for the cha-ching crowd, so they had to make it up.
You’re almost right. You can’t put something on the internet if it IS true.
That story never did pass the “smell test.”
People will call 911 if their order is screwed up at the drive-thru, right? But no one called after this little girl was bum-rushed out of KFC?
The grandparents didn't even call KFC to complain.
Instead, they posted the story on a Facebook charity page they'd set-up previously, Victoria's Victories, which has now been taken down. Totally shameless scam.
<>KFC store security video does not show Wilcher nor her grandmother in the KFC where they claimed the incident happened.<>
It might be worthwhile notifying the gullibles on the following threads who fell for this fraudulent story — lock stock and chickenwing:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3168470/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3168051/posts
Wow.
I had no idea.
Sad thing is when something really happens the first thing people will think is - hoax.
Sources close to the investigation told the Laurel Leader-Call that KFC store security video does not show .......
Story must be true because we all know security video never fails never fails never fails.....
/s
And I’m sure the grandmother kept her receipt for the “mashed potatoes and sweet tea” she claims to have bought.
Did the journalist in the original story ask to see that receipt or just take granny’s word for it — afterall grannies never lie do they???
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