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47. A woman claiming to be an aunt says the incident did occur.

Tue Jun 24, 2014, 06:11 PM

Jun 2014

And she just HAPPENS to be running a donation site...

On April 28, Teri Rials Bates, who describes herself as Victoria's aunt, started a GoFundMe page to help pay for medical bills, according to the website. The page has raised more than $134,000 with the goal of raising $200,000.

Rials Bates wrote on the GoFundMe page today, "I promise its not a hoax, I never thought any of this would blow up the way it has. The article circling the web calling this a hoax is untrue. The article it self say the investigation is not complete. It is not over until KFC releases a statement. The media outlet running this story is not connected with KFC. The family has not asked for anything, a attorney is handling all the media publicity for the family pro bono. Please do not believe untrue media. I have personally watched this family go without to provide for Victoria. They have not and would not do anything to hurt Victoria in any way."

Rials Bates did not respond to a request by ABC News for comment.

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/family-member-mississippi-kfc-incident-hoax/story?id=24282117

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KFC and the pitbull victim--- its a hoax [View all] rdking647 Jun 2014 OP

Thx for posting. I wish people would double check stories before they spread them. Demit Jun 2014 #1

This story looked real until last night... Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2014 #3

"There were actual news reports about it nationwide." Jenoch Jun 2014 #16

Every hoax that gets spread looks real. That's why it gets spread. Demit Jun 2014 #19

Oh, I wholeheartedly agree with that... Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2014 #20

There was no evidence to support it. LisaL Jun 2014 #21

Well, then that's on the media... Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2014 #23

Before msm, this allegation was posted on facebok, and general public run away with it after that. LisaL Jun 2014 #25

HAHA! Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2014 #26

And repeated on DU and dozens of other websites as well onenote Jun 2014 #29

Reminds me of the backwards "B" Obama girl from 2008. The media ran with that story too anneboleyn Jun 2014 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author pipoman Jun 2014 #5

I have no idea what this means. Demit Jun 2014 #35

see post 58 below pipoman Jun 2014 #60

Please explain. Boomerproud Jun 2014 #46

see post 58 below pipoman Jun 2014 #59

lol, pipoman the FBI manual about scams would have to be 200 pages or more! Sunlei Jun 2014 #54

This post was for another thread about an FBI manual pipoman Jun 2014 #58

ok, heres the link to the FBI warnings about scams that seemed to fit this topic Sunlei Jun 2014 #61

Sadly, this will sink... Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2014 #2

K&R. nt raccoon Jun 2014 #4

This story isn't why I will never eat at KFC again. .. pipoman Jun 2014 #6

Well, I can't fault your reasoning, but... Orrex Jun 2014 #9

I manage a restaurant pipoman Jun 2014 #10

Okay. Then don't eat anywhere else or buy anything at retail. Orrex Jun 2014 #11

No doubt pipoman Jun 2014 #13

You manage a restaurant and it was the fake honey that finally turned you off of KFC? onenote Jun 2014 #30

Not to mention JanMichael Jun 2014 #15

The cornish cross they sell, and 90+% of chickens consumed pipoman Jun 2014 #18

why would there register receipts from a store closed for years?. spanone Jun 2014 #7

WTF are you talking about? LisaL Jun 2014 #8

Huh? snooper2 Jun 2014 #12

no, they checked receipts at other nearby KFCs... if i read it right... dionysus Jun 2014 #14

oops, read it wrong. spanone Jun 2014 #17

There were no receipts. See other comments. The store the grandmother named is closed, anneboleyn Jun 2014 #41

Now I have to ask treestar Jun 2014 #50

Now I need to find a new thing to be outraged about!11! progressoid Jun 2014 #22

this makes me so sad for the little girl. fuck grandma for doing this. cali Jun 2014 #24

Seriously Dorian Gray Jun 2014 #28

People often do outrageous things to get medical care for loved ones SoCalDem Jun 2014 #36

why is everyone blaming "grandma"? TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #42

That's absolutely not true. LisaL Jun 2014 #43

well, somebody exists TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #49

Parents are in the video. Look at post 44. LisaL Jun 2014 #52

how am I supposed to know these are her parents? TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #57

Gramdma has said quite a bit Crabby Appleton Jun 2014 #44

As for grandpa's dogs, grandpa was actually charged with child endangerment. LisaL Jun 2014 #45

how am I supposed to know that Donald Mullins is "grandpa"? TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #55

There is no such thing as journalism in this country...anyone can say anything... joeybee12 Jun 2014 #27

and folks on the Internet (including DU) will repeat it ad nauseum onenote Jun 2014 #31

We definitely need to be more cynical... joeybee12 Jun 2014 #33

What we need to do is check for reliable sources instead of going off half-cocked Hekate Jun 2014 #63

Few real Journalists left with common sense.They reported the fact that KFC said they knew nothing. Sunlei Jun 2014 #34

Nobody waits anymore, and the awful thing is the Repukes know this... joeybee12 Jun 2014 #39

I understand what you mean. This journalist did use all the info posted by the family in public, Sunlei Jun 2014 #53

unfortunately, some people scam for money, use kids,animals, to gain sympathy cash. The poor child! Sunlei Jun 2014 #32

They hoped KFC would roll over and pay up before doing their investigation ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2014 #37

k&r, I was taken in also. It is too bad people do that sort of crap, best wishes to the little girl uppityperson Jun 2014 #38

A woman claiming to be an aunt says the incident did occur. Archae Jun 2014 #47

Her gofundme page was taken down this afternoon Crabby Appleton Jun 2014 #48

Not surprised... Archae Jun 2014 #51

Whatever, stay out of KFC. The grease will kill you. JEB Jun 2014 #56

they have grilled chicken now also JI7 Jun 2014 #62