雞有6個翅膀？肯德基控告造謠者索賠150萬

The fast food chain KFC is to sue three Chinese firms it accuses of using social media to spread false rumours about its food, including that it used eight-legged chickens.
快餐連鎖肯德基將起訴3家中國公司，指控它們在社交媒體上傳播關於肯德基的虛假謠言，包括稱其使用8條腿的雞。

KFC is seeking compensation of 1.5m yuan ($242,000, £159,000) and an apology.
肯德基要求150萬人民幣的賠償以及道歉。

One of the posts said chickens used by the company were genetically modified to have six wings and eight legs.
一篇帖子稱肯德基使用轉基因的雞，有6只翅膀和8條腿。

A case has now been filed before a court in Shanghai.
該案已提交上海法院。

KFC says the rumours appeared in posts on the WeChat app.
肯德基稱這些謠言出現在微信中。

In a statement, the fast food giant said (in Chinese) that the rumours had spread through at least 4,000 subsequent posts.
快餐巨頭在中文聲明中指出，這些謠言被轉發至少4000次。

"This not only seriously misled consumers, but also hurt our brand," said Qu Cuirong, KFC China's president.
肯德基中國總裁屈翠容稱：“這不僅嚴重誤導了消費者，還損害了我們的品牌。”

The company named the original posters as Shanxi Weilukuang Technology Company Ltd, Taiyuan Zero Point Technology Company and Yingchenanzhi Success and Culture Communication Ltd.
肯德基稱最早的帖子來自山西微路況科技有限公司、太原零點科技有限公司和贏陳安之成功文化傳播有限公司。

Those firms have not commented on the court complaint.
上述公司尚未迴應指控。

By the end of 2014, KFC had 4,828 branches in China, and has been opening hundreds of new outlets every year.
截至2014年底，肯德基在中國開了4828家分店，並將每年再開數百家新店。