HYDERABAD: An purported advertisement of McDonald's Philippines mocking a competitor after a `fried towel incident', is viral on Facebook.
FACT CHECK:
The claim of McDonald's mocking the food joint is false. The company has not issued an advertisement.
On June 4, McDonald's Philippines released a statement denying their involvement in putting out the advertisement. Public Relations and Communications Senior Manager Adi Timbol-Hernandez said, "McDonald's Philippines did not and would not produce or release any disparaging material against any brand. To reiterate, this piece of content was not made by McDonald's Philippines and was never posted on any of the brand's digital assets." (Click here to read)
It was also reported by several news organizations in the Philippines. All reports state that the advertisement was not issued by McDonald's.
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/04/21/viral-towel-post-not-made-by-mcdonalds-philippines
https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/food-and-leisure/2021/06/04/2103104/mcdonalds-clarifies-threw-towel-viral-photo-about-jollibee-fried-towel-incident
The food joint identified as Jollibee's Bonifacio Global City branch took notice of the incident of serving a "fried towel" to its customer and ordered a three-day shutdown of the Bonifacio-Stop Over outlet.
"We will also send out reminders to all stores to ensure the strict adherence to Jollibee's food preparation systems," an official statement from Jollibee Foods Corp wrote.
There was no involvement of McDonald's at any point during or after this incident and no such advertisement was issued by them.
It is clear that the advertisement is fake.