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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 2 weeks 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 132 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If it was him , I could just chill

[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world -2 points 2 weeks ago

Easy to say now.

[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This may be why he cut off his family.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

They are referring to the McDonald’s employee.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Even in Europe everyone I know is following this story.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago

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

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)