Report claims story about injured girl asked to leave KFC was a hoax

[Maurice Boscorelli]

JACKSON, Miss. – Her story, and smile, captured the hearts of Internet users across the country. But now it appears at least some of the circumstances about the disfigured child asked to leave a Mississippi KFC due to her facial scars are untrue.
When the story broke earlier this month, it was reported three-year-old Victoria Wilcher was asked by a KFC worker to leave the restaurant when other customers complained about looking at her injuries while they ate.
The child, her family said, had been mauled by pit bulls. While the pit bull attack is not being question, what happened at KFC has come under fire.
Once the story hit social media, the internet lashed out at KFC for its treatment of the child. For its part, KFC said it would donate $30,000 to help pay the girl’s medical bills and offered to investigate the situation.
Sources close to the investigation told the that KFC store security video does not show Wilcher nor her grandmother in the KFC where they claimed the incident happened.
In addition, KFC receipts fail to show the “mashed potato and sweet tea” order the family claims they ordered the day in question. In the Laural Leader-Call article, the source pointed out other inconsistencies.
“When the allegation was first made, KFC pledged $30,000 to go to medical expenses and started an investigation to find the truth,” KFC franchisee owner Dick West posted on social media over the weekend. “They have pledged the money even if it is proven that the incident never happened. At this point their story is full of holes. Any thinking person who follows their timeline can see it. The event at KFC never happened.”
The final report on the situation is expected to be released later this week.

https://wtvr.com/2014/06/24/kfc-injured-child-hoax/

 

[Boulus]

I read this when I was lurking and was so pissed off.

Now what?.

https://www.hubgfe.com/community/sh...o-Leave-Jackson-Restaurant&highlight=employee

 

[User-E]

I read this when I was lurking and was so pissed off.

Now what?.

The parents will face charges of some sort. My ex's first wife pulled a cancer scam years ago, shaved her head, faked going through chemo, her workplace did a huge fundraiser and the company matched what the employees gave. I can't remember what she got charged with - fraud probably.

 

[Wanker]

Again, There are cameras everywhere. Insurance companies must be dancing on their oak desks.

 

[Transient]

Good on KFC for still following through to help the little girl. :YMAPPLAUSE: :good: Class act.

 

[Stubby]

Why would the mother make the poor girl go through more suffering?.

 

[Silvio Burlusconi]

$$$$$$$

 

[oldguyzer]

Sick parents...

 

[Macho Man]

Family of Disfigured Girl Promises KFC Story Was Not a Hoax

 

[Oilcan]

Family of Disfigured Girl Promises KFC Story Was Not a Hoax

Then it means the KFC PR people screwed up?.

 

[Normie]

Then it means the KFC PR people screwed up?.

Any update yet?.

 

[WhiteLion]

Any update yet?.

Sounds almost like a fake make believe movie.

 

[Transient]

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/doctors-kfc-scarred-hoax-controversy-article-1.1844616

Supporters have doubled down on their vows to help a disfigured 3-year-old girl who was allegedly booted from a KFC — even after reports claimed the whole story was a hoax. Even though a website collecting donations for the tot offered to refund anyone who felt duped, at least two doctors and KFC itself reaffirmed their promises to financially back the little girl's recovery.

Earlier this month, Kelly Mullins claimed a Mississippi KFC kicked out her 3-year-old granddaughter Victoria, a pit bull attack survivor, because the tot's scars scared off customers. The story went viral, and thousands donated to help the little girl.

But then KFC claimed the story was a deep fried lie.

The chain said it found no evidence that the girl and her grandma even went to a KFC store on the day of the alleged discrimination. The Laurel Leader-Call confirmed that no receipts matched what Mullins claimed to have ordered.

The family has stood by its version of the story, although the Facebook page they had used to document Victoria's recovery has been removed.

A gofundme.com page dedicated to raising money for the toddler has been suspended. Before the hoax allegations, it raised more than $132,000 from almost 3,000 donors, NBC News reported. GoFundMe CEO Brad Damphousse said the site will offer refunds to anyone who feels fooled.

But not everyone is chickening out of their pledges to help the 3-year-old.

KFC said it will still donate $30,000 to Victoria's medical bills — a promise the chain made even before it launched its investigation. Two doctors who vowed to help the little girl also said they're not backing away from the case, despite the slew of back-and-forth allegations. Last week, Las Vegas plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Stiles flew to Jackson to meet the tot and offered to reconstruct her face. The procedures would normally cost tens of thousands of dollars, but the doctor said he'd cover the bills. Susan Davis, who runs Stile's practice, told the Las Vegas Review Journal that the plastic surgeon is committed to helping Victoria, amid the hoax controversy.

Earlier this month, Victoria's grandmother claimed the tot was kicked out of a KFC because of her scars. The chain said the incident never happened.
"What he does know is that a little girl is a victim, and that's what his focus is," she said.

Stiles hopes to bring on a neurologist to the case, too, who could help with Victoria's facial paralysis. Another doctor, Raymond Peters of Naples, Fla., agreed to fit Victoria with a prosthetic eye. He said his offer still stands, too. "The child is separate and above this problem with KFC. I made a commitment," he told the newspaper. "I'm going to keep my commitment as long as it takes." Peters said that since Victoria is so young, she'll likely need a new prosthetic every year. He plans to help her with the upkeep.

 

[Wazzap]

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/doctors-kfc-scarred-hoax-controversy-article-1.1844616

Supporters have doubled down on their vows to help a disfigured 3-year-old girl who was allegedly booted from a KFC — even after reports claimed the whole story was a hoax. Even though a website collecting donations for the tot offered to refund anyone who felt duped, at least two doctors and KFC itself reaffirmed their promises to financially back the little girl's recovery.

Earlier this month, Kelly Mullins claimed a Mississippi KFC kicked out her 3-year-old granddaughter Victoria, a pit bull attack survivor, because the tot's scars scared off customers. The story went viral, and thousands donated to help the little girl.

But then KFC claimed the story was a deep fried lie.

The chain said it found no evidence that the girl and her grandma even went to a KFC store on the day of the alleged discrimination. The Laurel Leader-Call confirmed that no receipts matched what Mullins claimed to have ordered.

The family has stood by its version of the story, although the Facebook page they had used to document Victoria's recovery has been removed.

A gofundme.com page dedicated to raising money for the toddler has been suspended. Before the hoax allegations, it raised more than $132,000 from almost 3,000 donors, NBC News reported. GoFundMe CEO Brad Damphousse said the site will offer refunds to anyone who feels fooled.

But not everyone is chickening out of their pledges to help the 3-year-old.

KFC said it will still donate $30,000 to Victoria's medical bills — a promise the chain made even before it launched its investigation. Two doctors who vowed to help the little girl also said they're not backing away from the case, despite the slew of back-and-forth allegations. Last week, Las Vegas plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Stiles flew to Jackson to meet the tot and offered to reconstruct her face. The procedures would normally cost tens of thousands of dollars, but the doctor said he'd cover the bills. Susan Davis, who runs Stile's practice, told the Las Vegas Review Journal that the plastic surgeon is committed to helping Victoria, amid the hoax controversy.

Earlier this month, Victoria's grandmother claimed the tot was kicked out of a KFC because of her scars. The chain said the incident never happened.
"What he does know is that a little girl is a victim, and that's what his focus is," she said.

Stiles hopes to bring on a neurologist to the case, too, who could help with Victoria's facial paralysis. Another doctor, Raymond Peters of Naples, Fla., agreed to fit Victoria with a prosthetic eye. He said his offer still stands, too. "The child is separate and above this problem with KFC. I made a commitment," he told the newspaper. "I'm going to keep my commitment as long as it takes." Peters said that since Victoria is so young, she'll likely need a new prosthetic every year. He plans to help her with the upkeep.

So this story is not true?.

Family of Disfigured Girl Promises KFC Story Was Not a Hoax