Story of Little Girl Who Got Kicked Out of KFC For Facial Scars May Be a Hoax

Remember this heartbreaking story from about a week ago?

“Victoria Whelcher was attacked by pit bulls at her grandfather’s house three months. Her family claims they were asked to leave the KFC because her face was scarring other customers”(WAWS).

Well, it turns out it might not be true.

Anonymous sources told the Laurel Leader-Call the three-year-old’s family made that story up as part of a massive fundraising hoax that generated more than $135,000 in cash donations as well as gifts and free surgeries.

Victoria gained national attention after her grandmother told reporters the little girl was bullied by the national fast food chain. The family recounted that same story on a Facebook page that’s documenting Victoria’s recovery from the violent pit bull attack that left the right side of her face paralyzed.

But the Laurel Leader-Call’s sources say there are a few things here that just don’t add up.

The paper reports Victoria’s family originally claimed the girl and her grandmother were thrown out of the KFC that had actually been closed for years. Victoria’s aunt later said it happened at another location near the Jackson, Mississippi hospital where the three-year-old received a treatment for her surgeries.

But sources debunked that claim too, saying security camera video from that KFC and another location near the hospital doesn’t show any children matching Victoria’s description entering either restaurant that day.

The anonymous sources also say no orders were taken that day that included both sweet tea and mashed potatoes on the same receipt, which is what Victoria’s grandmother claimed she ordered while they were there.

But Victoria’s family is sticking to its story.

A message posted to Victoria’s Facebook page Tuesday read, “I promise it’s not a hoax, I never thought any of this would blow up the way it has. The article circling the web calling this a hoax is untrue. The article it self [says] the investigation is complete. It is not over until KFC releases a statement.”

KFC released a statement Friday that said it had yet to verify the incident and is now conducting an investigation into the allegations.

The company pledged to pay $30,000 to help pay Victoria’s medical bills, and his spokesperson told reporters it will donate the money regardless of the investigation’s findings.