WHAT WAS CLAIMED
A video reveals the slain UnitedHealthcare CEO talking about working with Nancy Pelosi.
OUR VERDICT
False. The man in the video is a different person.
AAP FACTCHECK – The shooting of an American healthcare chief executive has sparked a slew of conspiracy theories that have spread around the globe.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot in New York on December 4, 2024, with police arresting and charging 26-year-old Luigi Mangione on December 9.
The various falsehoods to emerge in the days since include faked social media posts, misrepresented videos and even suggestions of shady links to the Democrats.
One viral post includes a video supposedly of Mr Thompson boasting about company connections to former speaker and Democratic representative Nancy Pelosi, who is a common subject of conspiracy theories.
In the clip, the man said to be Mr Thompson says Ms Pelosi was "working for us".
However, this is not the same Brian Thompson.
The original video is from an entrepreneurial workshop held at the Wharton University of Pennsylvania in March 2012.
The speaker in the video is also named Brian Thompson, but LinkedIn reveals he's a Wharton graduate, and currently an independent director and "innovation partner" at companies named Alpha Studio and Bridge to Renewables respectively.
Other false posts claim UnitedHealthcare listed a job advertisement for the CEO position shortly after Mr Thompson died.
In a screenshot shared on Instagram, the job appears to have been posted on LinkedIn promising a salary of $US300,000-450,000.