Artificial intelligence (AI) accelerated an unfounded online rumor following the December 2024 fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Google intervened and removed negative online reviews aimed at McDonald's this week after a suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson was arrested at the fast food chain's restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Google has been forced to take down a deluge of derogatory reviews targeting the McDonald’s branch where New York City shooting suspect Luigi Mangione was arrested. Mangione, 26, was apprehended at the fast food chain’s restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Monday after a five-day manhunt.

Google on Monday removed derogatory reviews about McDonald's after the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson was arrested at its restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where police say a customer alerted a local employee about him.

The negative reviews started after a McDonald's employee in Altoona alerted the police, leading to Mangione's arrest.

Following the arrest of Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the murder of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson, Google removed derogatory reviews of McDonald's in Altoona, citing violations of its review policies.

After police found the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” printed on shell casings near the site where UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down, merchandise bearing those words started to appear online.

Google swiftly removed a series of negative reviews from a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the murder of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson, was arrested at the restaurant.

Police in New York have charged a man with murder after the assassination of healthcare chief executive Brian Thompson. Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate, was arrested in a branch of McDonald’s on Monday following a five-day manhunt.

The suspect, Luigi Mangione, in the murder of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson, was arrested from a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania.