Posted on 06/25/2014 5:17:32 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
Hours after a Mississippi family reassured the public Tuesday that their story of a little 3-year-old disfigured girl getting kicked out of a Jackson KFC was true, the fast food giant confirmed that two different investigations proved it was a hoax....
But KFC, who pledged $30,000 to the girl’s family for her care, easily debunked the tall tale, finding, for example, that Mullins and little Victoria never set foot in a Jackson KFC on May 15, much less were kicked out.
One investigation was carried out by KFC, while a third party did a more thorough review.
“Neither revealed any evidence that the incident occurred and we consider the investigation closed,” KFC said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.
The family had earlier posted on a Facebook page dedicated to tracking the girl’s recovery that the story was not a hoax.
“It is not over until KFC releases a statement,” the family wrote.
But after KFC closed the case, the family dismantled the Facebook page and could not be reached for comment.
And the gofundme.com campaign page for the girl was suspended and refunds offered to those who had donated, CNN reported.
"In lieu of the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the 'Victoria's Victories' online fundraising effort, GoFundMe has temporarily suspended the campaign until the full truth is made clear," ....
KFC says it will donate $30,000 to little Victoria, despite the fact the investigation found the ejection claim to be a hoax.
The Laurel Leader-Call broke the story of the hoax Monday night after unnamed sources gave some of the damning details the KFC third party investigation had found.
What is not in dispute is what happened to little Victoria: She was mauled in April by three of her grandfather’s pit bulls during a visit to his home....
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
What a lowlife disgusting family. The parents need to do jail time to set the proper example for this poor girl.
Reminds me of that Turd Mark Kelly dragging around his wife the former U.S. House Rep. For his own 15 minutes of fame.
You sure these were rednecks? These days, Jackson, MS and pitbulls points more to holders people.
I just read another article about it, which said $135,000 in donations had come in from people who fell for the story. That is more than “chicken feed”.
Agreed. KFC has every right to sue these people out of existence. Classy of them to still stand by their donation.
They will anyway!
Typical white trash!
They should start by suing WAPT and Angela Williams in Mississippi for not checking out the basic facts of the story:
I’ve seen an interview of the woman. I am profiling here but I doubt they are holder people. Unless they’re union or on the government welfare dime.
You must not live in the South...pits are an absolute requirement for either white or black trash. No home is complete without one. Or three.
They are the kind of people who in an argument about pitbulls would claim that its not the dog — it’s the owner.
This sounds like that Honey Boo Boo family. Can’t stand that show.
Or 10 — as in this case.
They are the kind of people who in an argument about pitbulls would claim that its not the dog — it’s the owner.
Yep. The your girlalmost gets killed and has her face shredded because of these dentally-challenged rednecks.
If you own pit bulls you are stupid by definition.
Lyndon Johnson sure delivered a Great Society to us.Or should I say inflicted upon us.
Yah, well, you notice they didn’t deny the “Kentucky Fried” rat in the
box of chicken story from forty some odd years ago.....
An absolute requirement for white trash here in corrupt soviet Red Hampshire, as well.
Wow. What astoundingly pathetic journalism.
Almost 5 weeks to report it was a hoax...
What difference does it make? The damage is done, the hype is out. It even got the hackles of the pit bull haters at FR going (as recently as just this morning).
This is a test, a test of the US national media system.
You have failed; you don’t measure up.
Pit Bulls or White Trash?
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