Did Big Mac shrink by 40% while price skyrocketed from 50 cents to $8?

The burger has become more expensive over time, but available records do not show it lost 40% of its size.
Food & Wine

How the Big Mac Became the Most Iconic Fast Food Menu Item

The Big Mac is such an iconic symbol of McDonald’s that it would be easy to assume it’s been on the menu since the fast food chain’s incipience. But this towering burger didn’t actually arrive in a ...
Snopes.com

Big Mac Lost 40% of Its Size but Went from $0.50 to $8 Since 1980?

A YouTube video from 2010 showed a "study of McDonald's iconic burger Big Mac over a 24 year period," asking in the description, "Is the Big Mac as big as it used to be?" Some social media users ...
New York Post

We tried McDonald’s new Double Big Mac with 4 patties — here’s how it went

This megaburger puts the quadruple in quadruple bypass — it’s no wonder obesity rates are through the roof. McDonald’s beefed up its menu to the extreme Thursday by resurrecting the much-anticipated ...