The founder of Papa John's says the pizza chain does well with him as its public face, and that it was a mistake for the company to scrub him from its marketing materials after he acknowledged using a racial slur last month.
Schnatter has long been the face of the brand, and Papa John's has acknowledged in regulatory filings that its business could be hurt if Schnatter's reputation was damaged.
Chains and local businesses mark National Doughnut Day — 1 June — with free food and other promotions.
Papa John's Pizza has apologized for comments made by CEO John Schnatter blaming sluggish pizza sales on NFL players kneeling during the national anthem.
The pizza chain will be removing the NFL logo and the label of "official sponsor" from their television commercials, but they have not stopped advertising with the league.
A meme comparing the founders of Papa John's (John Schnatter) and Little Caesar's (Mike Ilitch) pizza chains contains a mixture of facts and factoids.
Pizza Hut is not giving three pizzas away to contest entrants in celebration of their 58th anniversary.
A Colorado Papa John's customer reported that the restaurant dispatched a pizza box upon which an offensive racial epithet was printed.
A fictitious quote about the pizza chain's earnings was attributed to Papa John's CEO John Schnatter.
Rumors of the rapper's demise spread in December 2019 after posts on "prank" news websites.
A meme circulating on social media was posted amid impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump.
Time magazine's 2019 Person of the Year has been the subject of numerous false rumors.
Conspiracy theorists outdid themselves in October 2019 in response to the Ukraine scandal that threatened Donald Trump's presidency with impeachment.
The Florida congressman’s mug shot is real, but memes that make use of the image provide false information.