News outlet thinks In-N-Out is more popular than Whataburger in Texas

Business Insider tweeted a photo of the most popular fast food chains by state. Texans were not fooled when they tried to say In-N-Out is more popular than Whataburger.



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See who would win in a throwdown between Whataburger and In-N-Out. less Business Insider tweeted a photo of the most popular fast food chains by state. Texans were not fooled when they tried to say In-N-Out is more popular than Whataburger.



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A news outlet is trying to push the idea that In-N-Out is more popular than Whataburger in Texas and Texans aren't buying it.

The absurd declaration comes from Business Insider, which ranked the California burger chain as the number one fast food chain in the Lone Star State. Business Insider deleted the tweet but that didn't stop Texans from sounding off on Twitter, decrying the outlets' rankings.

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These are the most popular fast food chains in every state — and America has a clear winner https://t.co/zR1HYN5dvo pic.twitter.com/u5OG9nZQOs — Business Insider (@businessinsider) October 19, 2017

Business Insider said it used data provided by Foursquare to determine the most popular food chains per location in every state.

"For the study, we looked at which chains received the most visits on average in every state based on the total number of visits to each chain divided by the number of locations in that state," Business Insider wrote.

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Commenters were quick to point out that Foursquare isn't as popular as it once was and probably doesn't have the most accurate data to support Business Insider's rankings.

In-N-Out lists 35 restaurants in Texas, with most of them in Dallas, Forth Worth, Austin and San Antonio. Whataburger has nearly 200 locations in the Houston area alone, according to its website.

The rankings are even more confusing, considering Thrillist wrote in 2014 that more people checked into Whataburger instead of In-N-Out on Foursquare. Unless Foursquare members drastically started checking in to In-N-Out more over the past three years, we're not entirely sold on Business Insider's new rankings.

See how Whataburger stacks up to In-N-Out in the gallery above.