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Wendy's is closing 300 to 600 locations in 2026.
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// The record

Wendy's announced plans to close between 200 and 358 U.S. locations in the first half of 2026.

Why

Multiple sources confirm Wendy's announced plans to close between 5% and 6% of its U.S. restaurants in the first half of 2026, which equates to approximately 298 to 358 locations.

Judged as of Apr 10, 2026— the video's publish date

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They changed something in our food

There is no evidence that the U.S. food supply has been systematically altered with human tissue or other nefarious substances as claimed in these videos.

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Subway, Burger King, and Starbucks use industrial eggs thickened with a gum linked to gut damage.

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PepsiCo is looking to use cricket proteins in products such as Cheetos and Quaker granola oats.

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The insect protein market is expected to reach 4.6 billion in sales by 2027.

Multiple market research reports published between 2020 and 2023 explicitly forecast that the global insect protein market would reach approximately $4.6 billion by 2027.

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Duncan's egg starts as liquefied factory yolks stretched with soybean oil.

As of April 2026, Dunkin's egg products were manufactured using liquefied egg yolks stretched with soybean oil.

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