A picture is being shared on social media, alleging that the new McDonald’s logo depicts cruelty towards cows. Multiple users on social media are sharing the image. The caption accompanying the photo additionally claims that McDonald’s has upset Hindus by portraying the image as their latest logo, referencing the sacred significance of cows in Hinduism.
You can find the screen grabs of the users who shared the image with the claim mentioned above.
Fact Check
We investigated the official McDonald’s profiles on various social media platforms. During the process, it was confirmed that the multinational fast-food giant had not shared the mentioned photo. This indicates that the revealed logo for the United States is not affiliated with McDonald’s as per their official communications.
Additionally, we observed that the official X account of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) shared the image on December 11, 2023. PETA credited the photo to Itzhak Garbuz and captioned the post with, “If McDonald’s marketing was accurate.”
Upon gathering more information about Itzhak Garbuz, on September 19, 2023, he shared the same image on his Facebook page. In the post shared in the Hebrew language, Itzhak Garbuz mentioned that the image was created with the assistance of AI. Additionally, we learned that in response to a user’s inquiry about the technique used to create the image, Itzhak Garbuz provided details about the tools, technology, and other relevant information.
We further cross-checked the image on AI detection tools such as ‘Hive AI detector’ & ‘Is it AI’. On verification, it was found as an AI-generated image.
Conclusion
Thus from the fact check it is evident that the image is AI Generated. The claim made by social media users is Fake.
