A Possible Hoax on KFC

A possible hoax on KFC started with a 3-year-old, Victoria Wilcher, that had been attacked by her family's pit bulls and was reportedly asked to depart a store in Jackson, Mississippi because her scarred face upset customers.

The idea of a child being kicked out of KFC went viral. A GoFundMe page was put in place for Wilcher and it collected over $100,000, but the page was taken down after evidence points to a possible hoax on KFC.

Teri Rials Bates, Wilcher's aunt, runs the Facebook page, Victoria's Victories, that had over $190,360 likes which is no longer available or can not be pulled up. The page gave reports of Wilcher's healing process as well as a description of her injuries.

The grandmother's, Kelly Mullins, account to a TV station of how she and Wilcher were told to beat it by KFC and the facts are not matching. The KFC in question has not had its doors open for many years, but Teri Rials Bates explained that it happened at some other store location. It is dubbed "Kentucky Fried Hoax," Mississippi Laurel Leader-Call.

The security camera from KFC close to the hospital she visits has no one looking like Wilcher, or the KFC that was first reported by the grandmother, May 15 per Leader-Call. The grandmother explained that she ordered mashed potatoes and sweet tea, but no evidence from orders taken that day confirms it.

KFC is not in the habit of pushing people out of the door, and "respects" all people. KFC decided to help with $30,000 toward Wilcher's medical bills. The family's fund rising efforts online began April 28 through GoFundMe that had a total over $578 until the KFC incident went viral. Many people are weighing in on the situation, from social media to Internationally. Comments are from wait for the facts to hoax. The family has not made a decision to accept KFC's $30,000 according to reports.

Sources:

HLN
Laurel Leader-Call        
Clarion ledger