Fact Check: McDonald’s chicken nuggets are made from silicone? Know the truth here
A video claiming to show the unappetizing preparation of McDonald’s chicken nuggets is viral on social media.
By M Ramesh Naik
Claim:The video shows the preparation of McDonald’s chicken nuggets, which show the petroleum-based preservatives and silicone.
Fact:The claim is false. The video depicts the mass production of rubber bands in a factory in Japan.
Hyderabad: A video showing an industrial production line has gone viral on social media with the claim that it reveals how McDonald’s chicken nuggets are made. The footage features a yellowish, dough-like material being shaped and sliced into strips, allegedly hinting at the unappetizing process behind the fast-food chain’s popular snack.
An X user shared the clip with the caption, “What dips do you enjoy most with your McDonald’s Chicken Nuggets? (sic)” (Archive)
The post includes an overlay text that claims ‘McNuggets contain 57 per cent fat, petroleum-based preservatives, and silicone — the same kind used in breast implants.’
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The video does not show how McDonald’s chicken nuggets are made. It actually shows the large-scale production of rubber bands in a factory based in Japan.
We performed a reverse image search of a keyframe from the viral video. This led us to a YouTube video uploaded by the channel Process X on July 20, 2023, titled ‘The process of mass-producing rubber bands. A rubber band manufacturing factory in Japan.’
The visuals from the viral video match exactly with the segment beginning at the 2:32-minute timestamp of the YouTube video. The description clearly states that the video was shot inside a rubber manufacturing facility in Japan.
The factory is identified as Kyowa Limited, a Japanese company specialising in the production of various rubber products. Their official website and Google Maps location confirm that the factory featured in the video is in an industrial zone in Japan and has no links whatsoever to McDonald’s or food processing.
The viral claim suggesting that the video shows the preparation of McDonald’s chicken nuggets is false. The video actually depicts a rubber band production line at a Japanese factory and has been falsely linked to the fast-food giant.
