Fourth of July: Hot dog facts, claims and viral trends
What are the hot dogs really made of?
A viral tiktok which has been seen more than 244 million times claims to show a transverse section of a hot dog sausage under a microscope. When seen closely, the clip shows dirt, worms and hair on meat. However, everything is not what it seems, because the creator of the video later confessed that the clip had been modified. A second clip less seen reveals the creator of video deliberately contaminating the sausage by rubbing it on his rider, his computer keyboard and his office before placing it under the microscope.
The original published version of the video has been recovered by media and shared on various platforms perpetuating the spread of disinformation, that is to say when the false news has been shared involuntarily, by someone who does not know that it is false. It is important to take a break before sharing a piece of content like this, and to determine whether it can be false or not.
In reality, the hot dogs are created from small pieces of beef, pork or poultry, as well as spices, which are covered with a mixture of dough which is then transformed into a shape of sausage.
When have hot dogs become popular in the United States?
The sausages have been a popular food in Europe for centuries, with varieties such as Francfurter and Wiener from Germany and Austria. However, there are a lot of debates around who really introduced hot dog in the United States. According to Michael Quinn, native of Brooklyn and historian of Coney Island, one of the great players of the American Hot Dog Game was a German immigrant called Charles Feltman who began to sell “ Consey Island Red Hots ” from his tart cart converted on the beach forehead in 1867. An Empire that featured the largest restaurant in the world, a cinema and even a Rolader Coaster!
