video shared on facebook United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was allegedly shown talking about Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi working with him.
Verdict: False
The CEO of United Healthcare is not visible in this video. There's another man in the picture who happens to be named Brian Thompson.
Fact check:
Thompson was shot and killed on December 4, and podcaster Joe Rogan responded by saying that Thompson would not get much sympathy because of the “dirty business” of the medical industry. independent person. The alleged gunman, 26-year-old Luigi Magione, was charged with second-degree murder on Monday, the newspaper said.
The Facebook video purports to refer to how Thompson worked with Pelosi. “We had great connections, so we had people like Nancy Pelosi and former Deputy Secretary of Energy TJ Glautier work with us to figure out how to get grants. He worked hard,” the man in the video says.
The text “UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson works with Nancy Pelosi” appears over the video.
However, the video is subtitled and actually shows another man named Brian Thompson. Originally posted on YouTube Published by the Wharton School in March 2012, it is titled “An Entrepreneur's Perspective with Brian Thompson.” (Related: No, UnitedHealthcare does not have CEO job openings)
Thompson in the video linkedin A page showing he holds an MBA in General Management from the Wharton School. His profile picture also matches the appearance of the man in the video. of linkedin If you look at United Healthcare CEO's page, you'll notice that his profile picture doesn't look like any other man. The two men have noticeably different eye and hair colors.
Check Your Fact has reached out to Pelosi's spokesperson for comment.
