--- ---  # P.F. Chang's Confused With Olympic City PyeongChang in Viral News Mix-Up  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 13, 2018 8:45 PM UTC  A statue of a horse stands at the entrance to a P.F. Chang's restaurant on August 4, 2014 in Schaumburg, Illinois. A statue of a horse stands at the entrance to a P.F. Chang's restaurant on August 4, 2014 in Schaumburg, Illinois.Scott Olson/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 13, 2018 8:45 PM UTC A local Chicago News station is getting roasted online for appearing to confuse Asian-themed chain restaurant [P.F. Chang’s](http://time.com/2870073/p-f-changs-credit-card/) with the [2018 Olympics](http://time.com/5155296/shaun-white-snowboarding-rules-explained/) host city, [PyeongChang, South Korea](http://time.com/5142799/olympic-stadium-not-empty-opening-ceremony-pyeongchang/). While WLS-TV weekend anchor Mark Rivera delivered a report on the political climate surrounding this year’s Winter Games on Saturday, the ABC affiliate mistakenly ran a graphic that read “P.F. Chang 2018” behind him. The Internet, of course, quickly latched onto the error. The station later apologized, stating that the graphic had been created for a “satirical piece” that aired on Friday, according to the [_Chicago Tribune_](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-pfchangs-chicago-inc-20180212-story.html). However, the damage was already done and by Sunday, even the restaurant itself had latched onto the joke. “Contrary to this broadcast, we’re not hosting the games,” P.F. Chang’s tweeted, later adding, “The P.F. Chang’s Games 2018 have officially begun. What event would you dominate? Let’s see what you got.” A screenshot of the gaffe quickly spread around the web, prompting others to join the trolling. “Who knew the [#WinterGames](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WinterGames?src=hash) would be so delicious,” cracked Twitter user Meredith Land. > [](https://twitter.com/PFChangs/status/962823939566092289) > [](https://twitter.com/PFChangs/status/963487194013827072) > [](https://twitter.com/MeredithNBC5/status/963216863672061952) See a selection of the reactions below. > [](https://twitter.com/%5Fbones%5Fjones56/status/963161552999284738) > [](https://twitter.com/WPXIGordon/status/963439980428148737) > [](https://twitter.com/chucksapienza/status/963258798692499456) > [](https://twitter.com/davidwade/status/963209307142721536) > [](https://twitter.com/tycam/status/963260829171929088) > [](https://twitter.com/BamaStephen/status/963226137471148032) > [](https://twitter.com/SweatPro/status/963425283536769024) P F Chang's Confused With PyeongChang in Viral News Mistake ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5156331/pf-changs-pyeongchang-viral-news-mix-up/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5156331/pf-changs-pyeongchang-viral-news-mix-up/"},"headline":"P.F. 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