“A $7.20 an hour McDonalds employee … now gets a cool 1/2 million dollar reward” for helping police find the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter.”
What PolitiFact found
Authorities offered up to $60,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Tipsters must take additional steps to follow up with the New York Police Department and the FBI to determine whether they qualify for a reward.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 December 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 December 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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