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The on Dec. 4 prompted a national discussion on healthcare costs that included and . It also prompted a days-long search for the shooter, which ultimately led to the at .
Mangione was charged with state-level crimes in New York and Pennsylvania, which included charges of . He was that if Mangione is convicted. Thomas Dickey, an in Pennsylvania, has said his to his charges.
Misinformation surrounding the shooting and Mangione have swirled in the weeks since Thompson's death. Here’s a roundup of checks from the USA TODAY Fact Check Team: The images do not show Mangione's manifesto. The NYPD had not released the suspected shooter's manifesto as of Dec.
17, and the details provided by the police don't match up with the document shown in the post. The real manifesto is shorter and handwritten. Presidents can only pardon individuals for federal crimes.
Mangione is not eligible for a presidential pardon because he has only been charged with state-level crimes as of Dec. 16, experts told USA TODAY. The video shows a different man with the same name as the slain UnitedHealthcare CEO.
The image was digitally edited to change the headline. A New York Times spokesperson said the newspaper never published it. The image shows a replica of a prop from the movie “Superbad,” as made clear by the name "McLovin.
" The image was digitally edited to add Mangione’s face. A spokesperson for California Rep. Nancy Pelosi said the claim is false.
There is no credible evidence of an insider trading investigation into the former House speaker, much less that Thompson was scheduled to testify against her when he was killed. The implied claim is false. The medical debt cancellations in North Carolina highlighted in the post were announced in September, more than two months before Thompson's murder.
: The video is miscaptioned. It was first shared in late November, about two weeks before the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and shows people celebrating after a concert. The image of the X post is a fabrication.
There is no record of it on Musk’s account. The image is fabricated. No such job posting appears on UnitedHealthcare’s LinkedIn page or website and a company spokesperson said the listing was "fake.
" The listed salary range is also far below what the CEO compensation would be. There's no evidence of such a post on Musk’s account. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO hasn’t posted anything directly naming Thompson or UnitedHealthcare since the CEO’s death.
No credible news or police reports have identified the healthcare executive's shooter as "Samuel H. Ide." The photo in the post shows comedian Sam Hyde, who has been repeatedly and falsely linked to high-profile attacks for years.
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