Claim: Luigi Nicholas Mangione, a suspect in the Dec. 4, 2024, shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, used a fake ID to buy food at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, shortly before local police acted on a tip from one of the restaurant's employees and took him into custody.
Fact-check: No, UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting Suspect Wasn't Caught Using Fake ID at McDonald's
Verdict: false
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Jordan Liles
Date published: 2024-12-10T00:53:12