A post shared on Facebook claims fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A has purportedly “announced that they are moving to fake chicken.”

Verdict: False

The claim is false. Chick-fil-A has not released a statement to support the claim. In addition, Lead Stories reported the claim is false on April 3.

Fact Check:

Chick-fil-A is testing a Pretzel Cheddar Club Sandwich “exclusively in participating restaurants in Raleigh, North Carolina, for a limited time while supplies last,” according to USA Today. The sandwich will be available beginning on April 8, the outlet reported.

The Facebook post claims Chick-fil-A has purportedly announced it is “moving to fake chicken.” “CHICK-FIL-A JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE MOVING TO FAKE CHICKEN AND A CHEMICAL ADDED FROM PFIZER TO THE CHEESE NO THANK YOU..,” the post, which does not provide a source to support its claim, reads.

The claim is false, however. Chick-fil-A has not released a statement on its website or verified social media accounts to support the claim. Likewise, Check Your Fact found no credible news reports suggesting the fast food restaurant had announced it would be moving to “fake chicken.” In fact, the opposite is true. Lead Stories reported the claim is false on April 3. Additionally, the outlet indicated a spokesperson for the fast food restaurant commented on an iteration of the post that had been shared to Instagram on April 1, calling it “false.”

Although the claim about “fake chicken” is false, Chick-fil-A did recently release a statement informing customers that it would be shifting from No Antibiotics Ever (NAE) to No Antibiotics Important To Human Medicine (NAIHM) beginning in Spring 2024. (RELATED: Image Of Satanic Happy Meal Is AI-Generated)

“To maintain supply of the high-quality chicken you expect from us, Chick-fil-A will shift from No Antibiotics Ever (NAE) to No Antibiotics Important To Human Medicine (NAIHM) starting in the Spring of 2024,” the statement read in part.

“NAE means no antibiotics of any kind were used in raising the animal. NAIHM restricts the use of those antibiotics that are important to human medicine and commonly used to treat people, and allows use of animal antibiotics only if the animal and those around it were to become sick,” it continued.

Check Your Fact contacted Chick-fil-A, who declined to comment on record.