Not Exactly News – On February 3rd, 2021, the claim on social media was that KFC, the global creators of fried chicken with restaurants around the world honored Black History Month in 2021 with a fried chicken leg drum stick, with a ‘unity’ fist as a shadow.

“I hear you, I see you and I stand with you”.

Is it real news?

The image used in the fake Tweet was in fact produced by KFC and used during online promotion, but not for Black History Month. It was used by the Trinidad and Tobago arm of the company to honor Emancipation Day. That day recognizes the day slaves were freed in the country, a British Colony Trinidad and Tobago obtained its independence from the British Empire in 1962 and became a republic in 1976. The posting of the image by KFC on Instagram caused and outrage and the company later apologized.

Verdict: 99% Not Exactly News

The image is a real image used by the company, but not for Black History Month as claimed.