Burger King Twitter Account Hacked... By McDonald's? UPDATED

Holy Burger Wars! Short Order just learned that Burger King's Twitter Account has been hacked. Instead of extolling the virtues of Whoppers and Chicken Philly sandwiches, the @BurgerKing account is now all about the love of Mickey D's!We're actually about 100 percent certain that even though Ronald is a clown,...

By Laine Doss

February 18, 2013

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Holy Burger Wars! Short Order just learned that Burger King's Twitter Account has been hacked.

Instead of extolling the virtues of Whoppers and Chicken Philly sandwiches, the @BurgerKing account is now all about the love of Mickey D's!

We're actually about 100 percent certain that even though Ronald is a clown, he's not behind these antics... though, it's pretty funny!

Read also:
- Burger King Supplier Linked to Horse Meat

We're sure Burger King is trying to fix this as we speak....so just in case the account gets shut down, here are a few of our favorite gems:

And this:

Update: The @BurgerKing account has been suspended by Twitter. Business Insider is reporting that the hacktivist group Anonymous is responsible for the tweets.

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Laine Doss is the former food editor of Miami New Times. She has been featured on Cooking Channel's Eat Street and Food Network's Great Food Truck Race. She won an Alternative Weekly award for her feature about what it's like to wait tables.

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