Coverage dated January 31, 2023 to February 2, 2023

Michigan man says son, 6, ordered $1K in food from Grubhub

Headline from Local Memphis, on the newest of 2 developments

By the time the family figured out what was going on with all the unexpected food deliveries, there was nothing they could do to stop the flood of orders.

Local Memphis's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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. Michigan 6-year-old orders $1,000 worth of food on Grubhub

    Headline from East Idaho News ·

  2. Newest

    Michigan man says son, 6, ordered $1K in food from Grubhub

    Headline from Local Memphis ·

Reports & sources

37 articles, oldest first.

  1. Local News 8

    Michigan six-year-old orders $1,000 worth of food on Grubhub (opens Local News 8)

    Published

    Local News 8's feed description

    By Jordan Valinsky, CNN It was an all-you-can-eat buffet for a Michigan boy last weekend. Six-year-old Mason Stonehouse was playing on his dad’s phone before bedtime and spent about $1,000 on Grubhub orders.

  2. ABC 12 Flint

    Michigan 6-year-old orders $1,000 worth of food on Grubhub (opens ABC 12 Flint)

    Published

    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    It was an all-you-can-eat buffet for a Michigan boy last weekend.

  3. CBS News

    Six-year-old orders $1,000 worth of food on Grubhub (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    It was an all-you-can-eat buffet for a Michigan boy last weekend.

  4. Portland Press Herald

    Michigan man says son, 6, ordered $1,000 in food from Grubhub (opens Portland Press Herald)

    Published

    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The boy's mom says her husband had just used the app on his phone to order dinner and probably left it open.

  5. Local Memphis

    Michigan man says son, 6, ordered $1K in food from Grubhub (opens Local Memphis)

    Published

    Local Memphis's feed description

    By the time the family figured out what was going on with all the unexpected food deliveries, there was nothing they could do to stop the flood of orders.

  6. FOX Business

    Michigan 6-year-old uses dad's Grubhub to order $1,000 in food, tips 25% per order (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    A six-year-old boy in Michigan managed to place several delivery orders using his father’s phone, resulting in $1,000 in food deliveries from Grubhub.

  7. Boston

    Michigan man says 6-year-old son ordered $1,000 in food from Grubhub (opens Boston)

    Published

    Boston's feed description

    A man says he was left with a $1,000 bill after his 6-year-old son ordered a smorgasbord of food from several restaurants last weekend.

  8. NBC News

    Michigan man says son, 6, ordered $1K in food from Grubhub after borrowing his phone to play games (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Keith Stonehouse said the food piled up quickly at his Detroit-area home Saturday night after he let his son use his cellphone to play a game before bed. He said the youngster instead used his Grubhub account to order food from one restaurant after another.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.