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Mystery of the rat-shaped KFC chicken is solved: It's a bird
Customer say KFC served me 'finger lickin' rat

A Los Angeles man says KFC served him a fried rat. KFC says it's a hoax.
By Veronica Rocha contact the reporter

A now-viral photo of a piece of KFC chicken that resembled a crispy,
fried rat drew skeptics and shocked others on social media.

Many wondered if it was a golden piece of chicken or a fried rat, as Los
Angeles resident Devorise Dixon claimed.

The photo showed a large rat-shaped piece of chicken attached to a
longer string of fried breading, appearing to be a tail.

Now the results are in.

A third-party independent lab tested the suspicious meal and determined
it was undoubtedly a piece of hand-breaded chicken€“an assertion KFC
stood firm on.
Man claims he got served fried rat at KFC

KFC says Los Angeles man's claim that he was served a fried rat at a KFC
restaurant is a hoax. (KFC)

KFC is now sorta asking for an apology.

€œThe right thing for this customer to do is to apologize and cease
making false claims about the KFC brand,€� KFC said.

Its unclear whether Dixon will apologize or move forward with any legal
action. Dixon retained an attorney, who agreed to turn over the piece of
chicken to the lab, KFC said.

Dixon, they said, has refused to communicate directly with KFC officials.

On June 12, Dixon posted the photo on Facebook, and within hours an
investigation was launched.

Dixon claimed to have purchased the meal at a KFC at Wilmington Avenue
and 120th Street, but the restaurant owner said security video doesnt
show him as an actual customer.

From the beginning, KFC said Dixons claim was a hoax.

On Wednesday, the company released a photograph showing various angles
of the chicken. It appears a bite was taken from the rat-shaped piece,
exposing white meat.

But Dixon said last week he knows what he bit into.

€œHonestly, it doesnt matter what others think I know what I bit into
and what it looks like never in life have .. seen a chicken strip with a
long tail,€� he wrote.