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Bar and restaurant chain Dave & Busters was founded by comedian Dave Chappelle and rapper Busta Rhymes.

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TikTok users will claim just about anything nowadays, drawing connections between vastly different entities for virality.

One such TikTok claims that the restaurant and bar Dave & Busters was founded by none other than comedian Dave Chappelle and rapper Busta Rhymes. 

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This is not true. The chain was founded by duo David Corriveau and James “Buster” Corley, who met in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1978. Corriveau opened his first business in 1975, called Cash McCool’s, which was described as a “saloon and game parlor,” followed by Slick Willy’s World of Entertainment, which hosted billiards, video games and other entertainment. In 1978, Corley’s opened Buster’s, a bar and restaurant right next to Cash McCool’s.

Buster’s gained a reputation as a place for yuppies, lobbyists, politicians, and “bond daddies,” a particular kind of southern security sales businessman, and was considered particularly sordid.

The neighbors bonded and by 1982 decided to start a business together in Dallas, which they called Dave & Buster’s. Corriveau managed the games and entertainment, while Corley handled food and beverages. Today, the company has more than 100 locations. 

Dave Chappelle and Busta Rhymes (whose birth name is Trevor Tahiem Smith Jr.) may or may not have stepped inside a Dave & Buster’s before, at which point someone may have inevitably made this rather weak joke. 

We thus rate this claim as “False.” 

Who owns Dave & Buster’s? Did Dave Chappelle and Busta Rhymes found the restaurant? In this post, we will share three ongoing and widespread rumors. They may sound wild, ridiculous, or too creative to believe. Can you tell which are true and which are false?

Did Dave Chappelle and Busta Rhymes found Dave & Buster’s?

The statement seems to make sense, but it is, in fact, FALSE. (Rated by Snopes)

A TikTok user posted a video claiming Dave & Buster’s restaurant was founded by Dave Chappelle, a comedian, and Busta Rhymes, a rapper. The video has already received 14.4K likes and over 5K shares:

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Video claiming Dave & Buster’s restaurant was founded by Dave Chappelle and Busta Rhymes.  Source: TikTok

However, the statement is FALSE. Dave Chappelle and Busta Rhymes did not found Dave & Buster’s; the true founders are David Corriveau and James Buster Corley. They opened the first bar & restaurant, “Buster’s,” next to Cash McCool’s in 1978.

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Did a tornado pass by a Philadelphia Phillies game?

No! (Rated by Check Your Fact)

A TikTok video featuring “a tornado passing by a Philadelphia Phillies game” exploded online, receiving more than 1.1M likes and 113.3K shares:

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TikTok video featuring “a tornado passing by a Philadelphia Phillies game.” Source: TikTok

Fortunately, the video is fake. As a Tiktoker/creator, Greg Pietrantonio has made many clips with professional special effects and uploaded them to his TikTok account; this “tornado passing Philadelphia” was also one of his great works. The terrifying tornado and the lightning, for example, are all digitally altered.

Reposted videos are now labeled “Altered Video” on Facebook!

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Reposted videos of “tornado passing Philadelphia.” Source: Facebook

Is the picture of carrots grown in Chernobyl real?

No. False! (Rated by Snopes)

Since 2020, an image featuring a bag of carrots with tags “grown in Chernobyl” has been circulating on social media. Now it goes viral again:

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Photo of “carrots from Chernobyl.” Source: Twitter

The photo was edited digitally. There is no grocery from Chernobyl sold in Tesco. If you take a closer look, you will find that the label is edited; it faintly shows “UK” covered by white paint. Plus, the word “Chernobyl” looks unnatural, proving that it was added later digitally:

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In short, the picture is fake, altered intentionally to mislead people, so rest assured that these carrots are NOT from Chernobyl!

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Who are the owners of Dave and Busters?

In June 2010, Oak Hill Capital Partners, in partnership with the company's management team, completed its acquisition of Dave & Buster's from Wellspring Capital Management.

Who is the owner of Dave?

About. Jason Wilk has 15 years of experience building successful digital companies. Currently, founder and CEO of Dave, a leading challenger bank focused on lifting the collective potential of America.

How did Dave and Busters get their name?

Having been proclaimed certifiably crazy by many in the restaurant industry, Dave and Buster dove headlong into construction. With Dave's name first because he won a coin toss, they opened the first Dave & Buster's in December 1982.