"The Deadly Allure of the Grimace Shake: Unraveling the TikTok Trend"
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TikTok users have turned McDonald's mascot, Grimace, into a murderous character through a viral trend called the Grimace shake incident. Videos on TikTok show people pretending to be dead or incapacitated after drinking the fictional Grimace shake, with some portraying Grimace as an active culprit in the deaths. The trend has gained significant traction, with the hashtag #grimaceshake generating 689 million views on TikTok.
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- Behind the Grimace Shake TikTok trend and how McDonald's is responding AdAge.com
- Grimace shake explained: why the internet believes a purple monster is killing them with a milkshake. Slate
- Why are teens pretending to die from McDonald’s Grimace Shake? KLFY
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