Timeline of a Hoax: How the Ellen Degeneres Rotisserie Chicken Trend Blew Up
The lifecycle of the rotisserie chicken rumor highlights how celebrity gossip has detached from traditional entertainment reporting. Rumors no longer require a grain of truth or an anonymous tabloid insider to command millions of eyeballs. In modern digital spaces, all it takes is a deadpan delivery, an absurd premise, and an algorithmic search engine eager to feed the audience's bewildered curiosity.
