02-14-2025, 08:16 PM
Hate to be a wet blanket, but for the record…
”In May 2024, a rumor spread rapidly on social media, alleging that the price of McDonald's Big Mac changed from $0.50 to $8 between 1980 and 2024, while shrinking by 40% in size. One viral X post on the topic stated, ‘Big Mac went from $0.50 to $8 and lost 40% of its size from 1980-2024,’ concluding that ‘#Bitcoin fixes this.’”
“…in 1986, when The Economist's Big Mac Index was introduced, it cost $1.60. Statista, an online platform that specializes in data gathering, indicated that as of January 2024, Switzerland had the most expensive Big Macs in the world ($8.17). The average cost of a Big Mac in the U.S. was $5.69, while in the Eurozone it was $5.87.”
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/big-mac-price-size/
”In May 2024, a rumor spread rapidly on social media, alleging that the price of McDonald's Big Mac changed from $0.50 to $8 between 1980 and 2024, while shrinking by 40% in size. One viral X post on the topic stated, ‘Big Mac went from $0.50 to $8 and lost 40% of its size from 1980-2024,’ concluding that ‘#Bitcoin fixes this.’”
“…in 1986, when The Economist's Big Mac Index was introduced, it cost $1.60. Statista, an online platform that specializes in data gathering, indicated that as of January 2024, Switzerland had the most expensive Big Macs in the world ($8.17). The average cost of a Big Mac in the U.S. was $5.69, while in the Eurozone it was $5.87.”
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/big-mac-price-size/