image shared on facebook UnitedHealthcare allegedly posted a job listing for an open CEO position.
Verdict: False
This claim is false as the job posting is fake. A UnitedHealthcare spokesperson denied the authenticity of the post in an email to Fact Check.
Fact check:
Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old man from Maryland, has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. washington post. Mangione was found in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after being found at a local McDonald’s, the newspaper said.
A Facebook image claims that UnitedHealthcare has posted a job listing for an open CEO position.
The full-time CEO position is based in Minnetonka, Minn., and has an annual salary of $300,000 to $400,000, according to the same image. The image also says that over 100 people have already applied for the job, but this is in a remote location. This image appears to show a job posting shared via LinkedIn.
“Yesterday, the CEO was murdered. The job is already posted (lol)… Look at the applicants (lol). For a company that only sees you as a means to an end, Stop sacrificing your time and family,” the image caption reads.
That claim is false. Not found in ‘Check the facts’ Job information Matches images allegedly shared via LinkedIn. Similarly, as of this writing, UnitedHealthcare It looks like you haven’t posted a list You can apply for the CEO position via the website.
Additionally, “Check the facts” was not found Trustworthy news reporting to support the claim. In fact, the opposite is true. December 9th, lead story I debunked that claim. (Related: Did Elon Musk defend CEOs after Brian Thompson’s murder?)
Additionally, UnitedHealthcare spokesperson Anthony Marusic told Check Your Facts in an email that the job listing is “fake.”
“The LinkedIn post is fake. Someone made a duplicate and used it. It was never posted on LinkedIn,” Marusic explained.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Thompson was shot and killed in New York on Dec. 4 on his way to UnitedHealth Group’s annual investor conference. Associated Press Reported.