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Burger King customer sues over Whopper size as he insists ads make it look bigger

A furious fast food fan claims he's been told a Whopper - and is suing Burger King over of the size of their signature sandwich.

Hungry Walter Coleman says the chain advertise their world famous burgers as large and satisfying.

But in a lawsuit against the giants, he claims a real Whopper is actually anything but.

Legal papers claim that the burger is actually 35% smaller than portrayed in the company's adverts.

Coleman and "countless others" say they felt cheated when they discovered the actual size of their grub. Now he is demanding Burger King be held accountable for allegedly misleading the public.

Walter Coleman claims the Whopper is anything but massive - and is going legal (Internet Unknown)

The lawsuit, filed last week in the US District Court in Southern Florida, claims that Burger King is misrepresenting the size of its food in its ads.

Customers are continually "duped into buying a substandard product", it states.

In addition to damages, the lawsuit also demands that Burger King “correct the deceptive behaviour.”

Burger King advertisements portray the company’s burgers with “oversized meat patties and ingredients that overflow over the bun to make it appear that the burgers are approximately 35 per cent larger in size, and contain more than double the meat,” the lawsuit reads.

“Burger King’s advertisements for its burger and menu items are unfair and financially damaging consumers as they are receiving food that is much lower in value than what was promised."

A spokesperson for the restaurant said: “Burger King does not comment on pending or potential litigations.”

It is not the only legal action the company has faced when it comes to the burgers.

Burger King refused to comment on the legal action (AFP via Getty Images)

A group of disgruntled vegan fast food fans filed a lawsuit after Burger King were found to be cooking their meatless Impossible Burgers on the same grill as their beef patties.

The class-action lawsuit was filed by Phillip Williams, who says as a result of Burger King’s cooking methods, his supposedly meat-free meal was contaminated by meat by-products.

According to the lawsuit: "Burger King has no disclosures on its menu that would notify a consumer prior to the purchase of the Impossible Whopper that it was cooked in a manner that would result in meat by-products on the burger."

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