Azerbaijan McDonald's, Burger King tweet support for military action in Nagorno-Karabakh, 27 October

McDonald’s and Burger King are facing controversy after the fast food chains' Azerbaijan franchisees posted several messages to Twitter and Instagram in favour of military action in Nagorno-Karabakh.

In a series of posts, the national branches of both McDonald's and Burger King shared their support for Azerbaijan forces in deadly fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The posts, shared on both Twitter and Instagram, have since been deleted.

In a statement to CTVNews.ca on Tuesday, a McDonald's Corporation spokesperson said, “Our franchisee in Azerbaijan has removed the social media content.”

Restaurant Brands International's Burger King did not respond to requests for comment; however, any posts mentioning the conflict no longer appear on the company’s accounts.

Shortly after the posts were spotted on social media, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) posted a statement calling for a boycott of McDonald’s until support for Azerbaijan forces was denounced.