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Whataburger's $1 burger promotion too good to be true

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
March 29, 2016

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A photo promising a $1 burger at Whataburger has been making the rounds across social media.

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According to the flyer, the popular fast-food restaurant across the southeast and the southwest is celebrating Dollar Burger Day March 29 at all of its hundreds of locations.

But KZTV reported the fast-food chain tweeted Tuesday that the promo was too good to be true, confirming that it was a hoax after multiple people tweeted the chain, asking for confirmation.

Seems like who ever created the fake photo got ahead of April Fool's Day pranks.

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