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.

  • catloaf@lemm.ee
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    18 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
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      18 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
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      18 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?

      • catloaf@lemm.ee
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        17 days ago

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

        • Laurel Raven@lemmy.zip
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          17 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