{"id":1567,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1567"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Fake-News-Report-Claims-That-Rat-Meat-is-Being-Sold-As-Chicken-Wings-Across-the-United-States","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1567","title":{"rendered":"Fake-News Report Claims That Rat Meat is Being Sold As Chicken Wings Across the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to a report that is currently being \u00a0shared via social media, America’s FDA has warned consumers that rat meat is being sold as chicken wings in food outlets across the United States. Supposedly, customs officials recently \u00a0seized several illegal containers from China that held rat meat that was to be distributed around the country \u00a0and sold as chicken. The report claims that an ‘estimated 300,000 pounds of counterfeit rat meat’ \u00a0has been sold as chicken wings in restaurants and grocery stores across America.<\/p>\n

The report, which was first published on February 6 2016, suggested that \u00a0a lot \u00a0of the rat meat \u00a0would likely \u00a0been consumed by unsuspected fans \u00a0during Super Bowl. But, while Super Bowl 2016 has come and gone, the report continues to circulate.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, chicken wing fans can relax. The FDA has not issued any warnings claiming that rat is being sold as chicken. And, there are no credible news reports that support the claims in the story in any way. \u00a0In fact, the story is a work of fiction<\/a> that originates from the notorious fake-news website World News Daily Report (WNDR). \u00a0Nothing published on WNDR should be taken seriously.<\/p>\n

WNDR confirms \u00a0the fictional nature of its content via the following disclaimer<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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WNDR assumes however all responsibility for the satirical nature of its articles and for the fictional nature of their content. All characters appearing in the articles in this website \u00e2\u20ac\u201c even those based on real people \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00a0are entirely fictional and any resemblance between them and any persons, living, dead, or undead is purely a miracle. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

However, this disclaimer is hidden under \u00a0the website’s About Us link \u00a0and is not included on the pages where the fake reports are actually published. \u00a0Moreover, to further the illusion of legitimacy, the reports are presented in news format. Many people are thus tricked into believing that the site’s content is genuine and are therefore likely \u00a0to share it via social media.<\/p>\n

As per usual, the original article \u00a0has now been republished by a number of other bogus news sites<\/a>, which ensures that the fake information will spread even further.<\/p>\n

Fake-news ‘satire’ websites are very common and more and more of them have appeared in recent years. It is always wise to verify<\/a> any strange or unusual ‘news’ stories that come your way before you share them online. Usually, searching a news aggregator service such as Google News will quickly reveal if a circulating story has \u00a0any substance.<\/p>\n