A U.S. judge has rejected Burger King’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that it cheated hungry customers by making its Whopper sandwich appear larger than it actually is.

U.S. District Judge Roy Altman in Miami said Burger King must defend against a claim that its depiction of Whoppers on in-store menu boards mislead reasonable customers, amounting to a breach of contract.

Customers in the proposed class action accused Burger King of portraying burgers with ingredients that “overflow over the bun,” making it appear the burgers are 35% larger and contain more than double the meat than the chain serves.

  • @SheeEttinEnglish
    3•1 year ago

    Stuff in the ads is very rarely the same as reality. For example, under bright studio lights, ice cream melts pretty quick. Mashed potato doesn’t. Guess what they use.

    • @Earthwormjim91English
      4•1 year ago

      It depends. If the ad is for ice cream then they have to use ice cream by law. But any toppings can be fake.

      If they’re advertising chocolate syrup, the ice cream can be fake but the chocolate syrup has to be real.

    • FuglyDuckEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      Of course. I assumed they were saying it was the burgers itself. As long as the patty was a 1/4 pound patty at some point or whatever they say they serve…it’s going to be hard to argue

      People were spray painting lettuce green at one point. And I’m pretty sure they still occasionally dye pistachios red for some reason

    • @iopq
      1•1 year ago

      I ate ice cream in China that doesn’t melt even if you burn it with a torch