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McDonald’s locations in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and Altoona, Iowa, were flooded with false 1-star reviews after the arrest of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s suspected killer at an Altoona, PA, McDonald’s.

Users posted claims of rats, poor service, and references to the employee who reported the suspect.

Some reviews mocked the arrest, calling the location “Narc-donalds” and joking about the staff’s actions.

The surge in reviews appears to be a mix of humor and criticism tied to the high-profile arrest.

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[–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 78 points 1 year ago

Doesn't seem like a false 1-star review to me

[–] microphone900@lemmy.ml 73 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I guess that McDonald's is gonna see a sharp decline in customer volume now which is already probably low since it was like 8 bucks for a sausage, egg, and cheese McMuffin meal the last time I went a few months ago.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 126 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You vastly overestimate how closely the average person is following this story, or is willing to change their behavior for events like this. Especially in a place like Altoona, Pennsylvania.

[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was wondering if the person who turned him in has been following the overwhelming sense of support for what he did.

Basically, did they think about that before doing anything, or did they not give it a second thought because they didn’t realize there could be a backlash?

[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)
  1. You may be underestimating how much people read/see beyond headlines.
  2. If there was a person who had murdered someone in front of you, do you think you'd not worry for your own safety?
[–] felykiosa@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it was him , I could just chill

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[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would, but that vs a nation of people who would be threatening me & my family if my name got out is the thought experiment that piqued my curiosity.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This may be why he cut off his family.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

They are referring to the McDonald’s employee.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago

In the last couple months, McDonald's has:

  • Allowed Trump to pretend to work there for a photo op that boosted his likeability with poor workers
  • Had an E. coli outbreak that was twice as big as the Chipotle outbreak that dominated news cycles a few years ago
  • Ratted out the modern day Robinhood

The average consumer doesn't give a fuuuuuuuuuuuccck.

[–] Brumefey@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even in Europe everyone I know is following this story.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But are they going to boycott one of McDonald's in Altoona, PA over this?

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

I'll bet they'll almost all boycott that McDonald's location, I'll bet that location doesn't see a single one of those Europeans after this

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 31 points 1 year ago

You also vastly underestimate how much burgerlanders love their McDonald’s.

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't cott a boy lightly, but I will, for a good cause.

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] demizerone@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago

Fuckin narc donalds full of rats

[–] ramsorge@discuss.online 24 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Please, no one burn it down.

[–] crimsonpoodle@pawb.social 61 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Look I’m sad they found him too, and fuck the people who turned him in, but no good will come from burning down the inanimate building where the caught him.

It would be a dispersion of the energies created by his act into a useless thing. Not to mention you might end up killing some people in the process; more or less innocent people. So can we tone it down a notch.

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

You're right, of course, burning down a building would be pointless.

I hope that everything is well with the McDonald's CEO and that he's safe and happy.

[–] ramsorge@discuss.online 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Was it the staff or a customer. That’s still up in the air, depending on the article.

[–] MrVilliam@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't think they want the identity of the rat getting out. I'm willing to bet that there are plenty of people who really want to publicly remind everybody that snitches get stitches. Word on the street is that this rat can suddenly afford a $60k hospital bill, unlike UHC customers whose claims get denied every day.

[–] ramsorge@discuss.online 9 points 1 year ago

I guess getting two nights in a hospital is worth throwing a hero under a bus.

[–] Chakravanti@monero.town 5 points 1 year ago

My bet: the rat don't exist.

[–] cashsky@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The old dude that reported him was literally full faced giving an interview on TV. Forgot which outlet but I don't think they care about his identity.

[–] dog_@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Iirc, it was a staff member.

[–] ramsorge@discuss.online 15 points 1 year ago

Yeah I think they are pushing this customer thing to take the heat off of another corporation

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Last I heard it was a customer who let the employees know and an employee who made the call, so if that's true, both, kind of

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[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

No. Fuck you.

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[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe put that energy into something useful instead

[–] ramsorge@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] serenissi@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ramsorge@discuss.online 1 points 1 year ago

Haha. Sure okay. You do one and then I’ll do one.

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[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It sucks to suck.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You know, I looked it up and their rating is still over 3/5 stars. I wonder what that means.

[–] sorter_plainview@lemmy.today 9 points 1 year ago

Companies have policies against brigading. They will either remove or will not count these reviews. Google already clarified this I think.

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