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Coverage dated August 28, 2023 to August 30, 2023

Burger King becomes latest fast food giant to face lawsuit over misleading portion sizes

Headline from Wfmy News 2, on the newest of 2 developments

According to the lawsuit, Burger King's Whoppers have gotten much bigger in advertisements, but not in customers' bags.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Lawsuit accusing Burger King of showing larger Whoppers in ads may proceed, judge rules

    Headline from The Columbian ·

  2. Newest

    Burger King becomes latest fast food giant to face lawsuit over misleading portion sizes

    Headline from Wfmy News 2 ·

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48 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Daily Caller

    Judge Refuses To Dismiss Lawsuit Claiming Burger King Whoppers Are Too Small (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A U.S. Judge has rejected Burger King's request to dismiss a lawsuit against the fast food giant claiming its Whopper burgers are smaller than advertised.

  2. Quartz

    A judge ruled Burger King can be sued for exaggerating the size of its Whoppers (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The lawsuit comes amid similar complaints about the size of burgers at McDonald's and Wendy's

  3. FOX Business

    Burger King cannot ignore customers' beef with size of Whoppers, court rules (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    A lawsuit claims Burger King began to "materially overstate" the size of its burgers in ads starting a few years ago.

  4. New York Post

    Burger King must face lawsuit claiming its Whoppers are too small (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Burger King argues that it wasn’t required to deliver burgers that look “exactly like the picture,” but the judge said it was up to jurors to “tell us what reasonable people…

  5. Wfmy News 2

    Burger King becomes latest fast food giant to face lawsuit over misleading portion sizes (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    According to the lawsuit, Burger King's Whoppers have gotten much bigger in advertisements, but not in customers' bags.

  6. Insider

    Burger King must face a lawsuit claiming it makes its Whoppers look much larger and meatier on its menus, a judge rules (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Burger King, whose motion to dismiss was partly granted, said the claims made in the lawsuit were "false."

  7. Forbes

    Burger King Faces Lawsuit Over ‘Smaller Than Advertised’ Whoppers—As Customers Challenge Fast Food Giants Over Portion Sizes (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Burger King has rejected claims its flagship Whopper burgers appear larger on menus than in real life.

  8. AL.com

    Burger King faces lawsuit over Whopper size (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    Customers have a beef with Burger King.

  9. RedState

    Burger King Faces Lawsuit for Allegedly Telling 'Whopper' About the Size of Its Burgers (opens RedState)

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  10. The Guardian

    Big lie? Jury to decide if Burger King’s Whoppers are smaller than advertised (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Judge rejects fast-food firm’s bid to dismiss US lawsuit claiming pictures on in-store menu boards mislead customers

  11. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Where's the beef? Burger King faces lawsuit over size of Whoppers (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A judge rejected Burger King's bid to dismiss a lawsuit that claims it falsely advertised the size of its signature Whoppers.

  12. The Columbian

    Lawsuit accusing Burger King of showing larger Whoppers in ads may proceed, judge rules (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    A federal judge in Miami has denied Burger King’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit by customers accusing the company of misrepresenting the size of its popular Whopper and Big King sandwiches with photos s

  13. NBC 4 Columbus

    Burger King faces Whopper-sized lawsuit (opens NBC 4 Columbus)

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    NBC 4 Columbus's feed description

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Burger King’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the deceptive portrayal of the size of the chain’s famous Whopper burger was denied by U.S. District Judge Ro…

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