KFC apologises for Kristallnacht chicken and cheese promotion | Germany | The Guardian

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KFC has apologised for a push notification sent out via its app inviting German customers to celebrate the anniversary of the Nazi Kristallnacht pogrom against Jews by ordering fried chicken and cheese."

Isn't marketing wonderful ...

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InOtterWords · F

The what now?

Why would they send out such a notification....or is this fake news?

Convivial · 26-30, F

@InOtterWords apparently not fake... It was in the guardian

InOtterWords · F

Ok just seen it is not fake

Sheer stupidity

Convivial · 26-30, F

@InOtterWords yup!

supersnipe · 61-69, M

@InOtterWords It was reported in the 'Guardian' complete with the wording of the original notification, which was retracted and blamed on a 'fault in our system'. The only thing I can think of is that it might be a joke in rather poor taste. There are people around who might think it funny and so they sent out the notification as a stunt.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/10/kfc-apologises-for-kristallnacht-chicken-and-cheese-promotion

InOtterWords · F

@supersnipe no, i looked it up straight away and did correct myself straight away. With so many fake stories in sw and the sheer stupidity of this one you can see why i thought it might be fake.

Convivial · 26-30, F

@InOtterWords i apologise... Normally i do like to include the source for verification.. But i forgot

InOtterWords · F

@Convivial nah its ok, i should have fact checked before claiming it was fake news

Convivial · 26-30, F

@InOtterWords from memory you didn't claim it was fake. You asked... As any reasonable person would 🤗

InOtterWords · F

@supersnipe it seems to be an automated calendar that picked up on a remembrance and turned it into a celebration

bijouxbroussard · F

@InOtterWords I looked for it, too…and it’s [b]real[/b].