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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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[–] [email protected] 82 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Please, no one burn it down.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (5 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 74 points 1 week ago (14 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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (8 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Iirc, it was a staff member.

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[–] [email protected] 91 points 1 week ago (5 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.

[–] [email protected] 132 points 1 week ago (11 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.

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