{"id":2502,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2502"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"No,-Whataburger-is-NOT-Closing-All-Stores-By-February,-2018---Prank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2502","title":{"rendered":"No, Whataburger is NOT Closing All Stores By February, 2018 &#8211; Prank"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to a post that is going viral on social media, popular \u00a0US fast food restaurant WhataBurger will be closing all its stores as of February 2018. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>But,  \u00a0US burger lovers will no doubt be pleased to hear that the claims in the post are untrue. \u00a0Whataburger is not closing down.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the message is just a silly prank. If you click on the post you will be taken to a prank website that informs you that &#8220;you got owned&#8221; and urges you to create your own prank using a template on the site.<\/p>\n<p>However, many people share such posts without clicking \u00a0on the link and thus believe the story and never realise that they have been &#8220;owned&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Whataburger has confirmed that the closing claims are untrue via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/whataburger\/photos\/a.196181800410538.53005.196174093744642\/1718529668175736\/?type=3&amp;theater\">a message on its Facebook Page,<\/a> which notes:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>An article is being circulated stating that Whataburger will be closing all stores. This article is a hoax, and we aren&#8217;t going anywhere.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Very similar pranks have targetted other fast food outlets, including<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/mcdonalds-closing-all-stores-2016-prank.shtml\"> McDonald&#8217;s<\/a> \u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/dunkin-donuts-declared-bankruptcy-prank.shtml\">Dunkin Donuts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2>An Example of the Prank Message:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/whataburger-closing-hoax-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8676\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/no-whataburger-not-closing-stores-february-2018\/whataburger-closing-hoax-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/whataburger-closing-hoax-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,611\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"whataburger-closing-hoax-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/whataburger-closing-hoax-1-300x229.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/whataburger-closing-hoax-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8676\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/whataburger-closing-hoax-1.jpg\" alt=\"Whataburger Closing Down Prank Message\" width=\"800\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/whataburger-closing-hoax-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/whataburger-closing-hoax-1-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/whataburger-closing-hoax-1-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/whataburger-closing-hoax-1-500x382.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/whataburger-closing-hoax-1-585x447.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/no-whataburger-not-closing-stores-february-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/no-whataburger-not-closing-stores-february-2018\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a post that is going viral on social media, popular \u00a0US fast food restaurant WhataBurger will be closing all its stores as of February 2018. \u00a0 But, \u00a0US burger lovers will no doubt be pleased to hear that the claims in the post are untrue. \u00a0Whataburger is not closing down. 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