For decades, McDonald's was closely associated with a jovial red-haired clown who was first introduced as the fast food chain's mascot in 1963. But over the years Ronald McDonald, who donned ...

The fast-food giant began phasing out the red-haired clown in 2016, largely due to a disturbing social media trend. At the ...

The fast-food chain phased out the red-haired clown altogether in 2016 due to a creepy social media trend. At the time, people would dress up as sinister-looking clowns, take photos of themselves ...