Chick-Fil-A

Did Chick-Fil-A drop a new advertisement for Pride Month 2025 that includes the slogan "Our pickles don't touch. Just like God intended."? No, that's not true: The ad is a fake and has circulated online for several years. There is no trace of it in the news or on the company's website. Lead Stories reached out for comment but has…

Did Wendy's, Olive Garden and 13 other restaurant companies named in a social media post donate to Donald Trump in the 2024 election? No, that's not true: None of the political action committees for the restaurants listed in the social media post donated to Trump in the 2024 election, according to federal election reports publicly available as of this writing.…

Did Chick-fil-A institute new policies that have people thinking they should boycott the fast-food chain? No, that's not true: There are no recent newsworthy Chick-fil-A policies that have resulted in calls for a boycott. The blog article linked in a social media post doesn't mention any specific policies or boycott. This post falls squarely into the definition of clickbait --…

Did Team USA lose $60 million in endorsements after Caitlin Clark was not placed on the 2024 USA Basketball Women's Olympic Team? No, that's not true: the Indiana Fever WNBA player is indeed not on the team but the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee told Lead Stories that the claim about losing endorsements is "not true." A representative of…

Did Chick-fil-A announce that the company was "moving to fake chicken"? No, that's not true: Pointing out that a social media post making the claim appeared on April 1, 2024, the company told Lead Stories: "The Instagram post from April Fool's Day is false." While Chick-fil-A previously said in a statement that it would be moving away from "No Antibiotics…

Is a story about a restaurant banning these pictured veterans to establish a "safe space" authentic? No, that's not true: The article uses completely fabricated details and is illustrated with an assortment of photographs taken from various real stories that are not related to the claims in the article. The claim appeared as an article (archived here) where it was…

Did Chick-fil-A just donate "another $1.8 million to anti-LGBTQ groups"? No, that's not true: The claim is a copy of a headline first published in 2019. The old story reported the fast food chain donated a combined $1.8 million to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Salvation Army. Chick-fil-A has since announced a "more focused giving approach ... giving…

Is Chick-Fil-A giving away $100 and $50 gift cards in a lottery to people who share and comment on a Facebook post? No, that's not true: It is a scam that sends those who follow the instructions to a dangerous app download link.The scammers earn money for every unsuspecting person who downloads the app, which could take control (hack) their…

Is Chick-fil-A giving away 2 free spicy or regular chicken sandwiches and 2 large beverages for their 37th birthday? No, that's not true: a scammer created a fake Facebook page impersonating the brand and the link in the viral post with the so-called offer leads to a link that will randomly display advertising or other offers of questionable value. The…

Offensive social media posts can cost you your job. Just ask Roseanne Barr. But a story that has reached viral velocity on Facebook and other platforms -- as measured by our Trendolizer system -- saying President Donald Trump has been "fired" for "crass, offensive tweets" is not true. It is a work of satire. While there are reports that special…