Debunked: is Hooters Shutting Down in 2022? Netizens in a Frenzy Over Rumors
3 min readThe latest rumour to go viral on social media claimed Hooters is shutting down and rebranding itself. This all began with a tweet that claimed a shutting down and rebranding of Hooters. Post which other users on social media began looking forward to knowing if it was all true or not.
Read ahead to know more about rumours going viral on the internet about Hooters shutting down and rebranding itself.
Rumours claim Hooters shutting down and rebranding itself
Often on the internet, we come across one such news that makes us confused to the extent that we even believe it. Well, this time it was all about Hooters that made all think the same. As the rumour said that Hooters is to shut down and rebrand itself.
BREAKING NOW: Hooters Purportedly shutting it's doors – 'REBRANDING' after study reveals millennials 'aren’t that into boobs'..
— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) December 28, 2022
WOKE HOOTERS?
The tweet on Twitter gave the reason behind shutting down and rebranding Hooters to the change in the taste of millennials. Saying that millennials are not much into breasts now. Which made many believe in it too. But is that really so?
Is Hooters really shutting down and rebranding itself?
The tweet saying Hooters is shutting down and rebranding itself got about 5.5k likes and even more than 1k shares on the same. However, this has made all think if the information is true or not about Hooters. Well, it isn’t true as Hooters’ spokesperson has denied the rumours.
Dining at Hooters is a cornerstone of the American male experience.
— Nick Adams (Alpha Male) (@NickAdamsinUSA) December 28, 2022
When the woke feminists and beta males attack Hooters, they aren't just attacking a restaurant that employs beautiful women to serve cold beer and hot wings.
They're attacking the essence of American manhood.
A representative of Hooters said that “There is no validity to this story”. Further, it made clear that the chain is not thinking about any change. The company came up with a tweet too to shut down the rumours going viral on the internet.
Why did the rumour of shutting down and rebranding Hooters come up?
While there was no such strong and valid reason behind the rumour saying Hooters is shutting down and rebranding itself. It might have been due to a misinterpretation of a 2017 article about Hooters. Where it said that Hooters is shutting down some of its US locations between 2012 to 2016.
this is the fakest news that has ever newsed 🙄 pic.twitter.com/T6VjfmhKS5
— Hootie (@Hooters) December 28, 2022
While it also said about some changes in terms of its menu and décor too. However, the recent rumour about Hooters seemed baseless. That has now even been confirmed by the representatives of Hooters. That they are not doing any changes to the chain.
I gotta go get one more quesadilla before hooters shut down pic.twitter.com/T795ltnq7U
— Lowdown (@reallyuphigh) December 28, 2022
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