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Summary

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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[-] microphone900@lemmy.ml 91 points 4 days ago

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 132 points 3 days ago

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.

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 days 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.

[-] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 25 points 3 days ago

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 3 days ago
  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 15 points 3 days ago

If it was him , I could just chill

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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.

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[-] Brumefey@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Even in Europe everyone I know is following this story.

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

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

[-] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days 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 3 days ago

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

[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

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

[-] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 82 points 3 days ago

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

[-] demizerone@lemmy.world 53 points 3 days ago

Fuckin narc donalds full of rats

[-] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago

Someone needs to start a gofund me to finance a slew of advertising in New York espousing the virtues of jury nullification.

[-] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It sucks to suck.

[-] ramsorge@discuss.online 29 points 4 days ago

Please, no one burn it down.

[-] crimsonpoodle@pawb.social 74 points 3 days ago

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 3 days 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 9 points 3 days ago

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

[-] MrVilliam@lemm.ee 17 points 3 days ago

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 3 days ago

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

[-] Chakravanti@monero.town 5 points 3 days ago

My bet: the rat don't exist.

[-] cashsky@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days 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 12 points 3 days ago

Iirc, it was a staff member.

[-] ramsorge@discuss.online 16 points 3 days ago

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

[-] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

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

[-] ramsorge@discuss.online 1 points 2 days ago

Where did you hear that one from?

[-] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

I'm not positive but I think it may have been TV news, but it does make sense and explains the confusion if true

[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

No. Fuck you.

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[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

I don't get it. Why should that McDonalds and its staff suffer?

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It's McDonald's. The staff was already suffering.

Bet everyone who works there knows who the snitch is.

[-] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

"Since the spotting happened in private property, the reward will go to the private owners of said property."

Franchise owner: Good job! -Hands over $100 gift card-

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

For $60k it could be anyone. That'd probably be double the manager's yearly income, and more than anyone else's there.

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[-] superkret@feddit.org 10 points 3 days ago

Because a mob isn't very nuanced in its judgement.

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[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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 2 days 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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