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McDonald's is Dealing With a Discriminatory Fake Photo

There was an online hoax last week involving a sign that said McDonald's discriminates against African-American customers with a $1.50 surcharge.


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According to reports, the picture is causing a stir for the restaurant's PR and social media teams since the picture began circulating last week. 


What may look official may not be because when you dial the toll-free number given at the bottom of the sign, it connects you to KFC.


#reallymcdonalds became a trending topic on Twitter as the picture started spreading all over the internet. I even got the picture forwaded to my cellphone.


McDonald's sent a tweet of its own on Saturday, "That pic is a senseless & ignorant hoax McD's values ALL our customers. Diversity runs deep in our culture on both sides of the counter."


This is what some Twitter people had to say:

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