After a photo of a “fried rat” allegedly served at a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) branch in the US made the rounds on social media, the fast food giant claimed that it is a piece of chicken.

 

Customer Devorise Dixon posted on his Facebook account on June 12 photos of a piece of chicken which he claimed was a fried rat.

 

He narrated that he bought three pieces of chicken tenders on June 11 when he bit at a piece of chicken which “is very hard and rubbery.”

 

“As I looked down at it, I noticed that it was in a shape of rat with a tail. It sent deep chills throughout my whole body! I have been feeling weird ever since,” Dixon said.

 

Dixon’s post has been shared 22,501 times as of writing time and the comment section was flooded with Facebook users debating on whether or not the said food was indeed a fried rat.

 

In a statement sent to USA Today on June 22, KFC said that it had the food item in question tested in an independent lab.

 

The fast food chain urged Dixon to apologize for allegedly making false claims about KFC.

 

“Recently, a customer questioned the quality of a KFC product, and this received considerable publicity given the sensational nature of his claim. The product has now been tested by a third-party independent lab, which confirmed it is definitely a piece of chicken, as we knew all along. The right thing for this customer to do is to apologize and cease making false claims about the KFC brand,” the statement read. AJH/IDL