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Friday, November 13, 2026Nov 13

Josh Raby’s viral milkshake story false

Updated: Josh Raby’s milkshake story didn’t happen exactly as he told it. He didn’t spend 37 minutes in a McDonald’s drive thru, he spent eight minutes and said the lovely couple he met was really nice.

All Josh Raby wanted was a milkshake. His decision to go to McDonald’s for a milkshake at 1 a.m. turned into an adventure one could only experience once in a lifetime.

His tweets made him an Internet celebrity, and his story was picked up by national news outlets across the U.S.

For mobile users see the story of events here.

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