肯德基因"怪鸡"谣言状告十微信公众号获赔60万

Restaurant giant KFC won compensation of 600,000 yuan ($91,200) from three companies that distributed fake articles on social media accusing the fast food giant of selling abnormal chickens, according to a court verdict published on Wednesday.

根据周三公布的一份法院判决书，餐饮业巨头肯德基从在社交媒体上散布其销售畸形鸡的假文章的三家公司那里获赔60万元（折合约91200美元）。

The company's lawsuit accused the operators of 10 social media subscription services of harming its reputation by publishing articles with sensational headlines and photos that said the fast food behemoth used chickens with six wings and eight legs.

这家快餐巨头的起诉书上指控10个社交媒体公众号的运营方发布文章称其使用6个翅膀8条腿的怪鸡，并配以耸人听闻的标题和照片，损害了该公司的名誉。

The Shanghai's Xuhui District People's Court ruled that the three companies, which provided the faked content to WeChat, China's popular messaging app, also must make a public apology.

上海市徐汇区人民法院对这三家在中国流行的信息应用程序微信上散播虚假信息的公司做出了判决，同时还要求这三家公司必须公开道歉。

KFC presented evidence during the court hearing about the safety of its products, the reputation of its food suppliers and its adherence to China's food safety standards.

在法庭听证会召开期间，肯德基公司出示了该企业产品安全性、食品供应商、符合中国的食品安全标准的相关证据。