{"id":1440784,"date":"2022-04-15T16:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T20:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1440784"},"modified":"2022-04-15T16:00:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T20:00:41","slug":"fact-check-was-a-chicago-restaurant-closed-after-the-owner-killed-and-cooked-a-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-a-chicago-restaurant-closed-after-the-owner-killed-and-cooked-a-person\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Was A Chicago Restaurant Closed After The Owner Killed And Cooked A Person?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-was-a-chicago-restaurant-closed-after-the-owner-killed-and-cooked-a-person%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1440784&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=790109021965368&#038;set=a.137264073916536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid%3D790109021965368%26set%3Da.137264073916536&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1650037733121000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3kC_-BrLY5APt4jZcM7VQs\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims a Chicago restaurant was shut down after the owner was arrested for killing and cooking a person. <\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image is an advertisement for a fictional story. There is no record of such an incident actually occurring.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Facebook image shows what appears to be a screen grab of a news broadcast showing the outside of a restaurant with a sign on it that says, \u201cBusiness Closed By Order Of The City Of Chicago.\u201d At the bottom of the screen is an alleged ABC7 Chicago news chyron that reads, \u201cRestaurant Shut Down\u201d while at the top is text that reads, \u201cChicago Soul Food Restaurant Owner Arrested After Killing Boyfriend And Serving His Intestines To Customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence such an event occurred. No such article appears on ABC7\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/search\/?query=Intestines%20Served%20Restaurant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>, nor are there any credible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=chicago+restuarant+owner+arrested+killing+boyfriend+selling+intestines&#038;oq=chicago+restuarant+owner+arrested+killing+boyfriend+selling+intestines&#038;aqs=chrome..69i57.11657j0j4&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news reports<\/a> documenting the alleged crime. A keyword and image search found the image featured in the Facebook post stems from an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CcLRFO7roIC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram post<\/a> promoting a fictional novel by <a href=\"https:\/\/fabulizemag.com\/urban-fiction-author-quan-millz-doesnt-like-stay-woke-cultural-elitists-that-discredit-street-lit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quan Millz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis story, of course, is fiction and is being turned into a movie by international bestselling author QUAN MILLZ,\u201d reads part of the Instagram post\u2019s caption. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/03\/23\/fact-check-nih-special-assistant-arrested\/\">(RELATED: FACT CHECK: No, The Military Did Not Arrest A Special Assistant To Anthony Fauci)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Millz shared the same image in an April 9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CcLbr9-l2_8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram post<\/a> that was followed by an announcement that the story would be the basis of a film set to be released on <a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tubi<\/a>, a subscription-based streaming service.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CcLbr9-l2_8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>A reverse image search showed that the actual news chyron featured in the post is from a 2020 story about a Mexican restaurant, El Viejon, being shut down for having too many people in violation of COVID-19 guidelines, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/el-viejon-shut-down-city-shuts-portage-park-restaurant-overcrowded-covid-19-restrictions\/6246443\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC 7<\/a>. In the Facebook image, the restaurant\u2019s name is partially visible. The chyron in the Facebook image has been altered to include a fabricated address, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?q=1185+W+200+ST,+Chicago&#038;uact=5&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BQghEKABOgUIIRCrAkoECEEYAUoECEYYAFCQAlinEWCtE2gBcAB4AIABjgGIAfcCkgEDMi4ymAEAoAEBwAEB&#038;um=1&#038;ie=UTF-8&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwiA-PXkxJT3AhWEhHIEHb2tAHcQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1185 W 200 ST, Chicago<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image\u00a0shared on Facebook claims a Chicago restaurant was shut down after the owner was arrested for killing and cooking a person. 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