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Prosecutors reveal twisted reason McDonald’s manager licked, spit on fries before handing them to customer

Nypost · · 243 words · By Alex Oliveira
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Prosecutors reveal twisted reason McDonald’s manager licked, spit on fries before handing them to customer See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleThe Massachusetts McDonald’s manager seen licking French fries before handing them to a customer in a vile viral video has been identified as a 22-year-old worker – and her customer turned out to be a jilted ex-girlfriend.

Common ground

Kaylie Santos, 22, was revealed Monday as a manager at the Southbridge McDonald’s after she was charged with distributing food with a harmful substance over the April incident, MassLive reported.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Massachusetts McDonald’s manager seen licking French fries before handing them to a customer in a vile viral video has been identified as a 22-year-old worker”
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Web search results confirm a viral video of a McDonald's worker in Southbridge, Massachusetts, putting fries in her mouth, but the specific age (22) and title (manager) are not corroborated by the provided evidence snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — McDonald's Corporation, doing business as McDonald's, is an American multinational fast food restaurant chain. As of 2024, it is the second-largest by number of locations in the world, behind the Chin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald's
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — McDonald's Corporation v Steel & Morris [1997] EWHC 366 (QB), known as "the McLibel case", was an English lawsuit for libel filed by McDonald's Corporation against environmental activists Helen Steel …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLibel_case
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Ysidro McDonald's massacre was a mass shooting which occurred at a McDonald's restaurant in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego, California, on July 18, 1984. The perpetrator, 41-year-old…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Ysidro_McDonald's_massacre
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Claim 2: “she was charged with distributing food with a harmful substance over the April incident”
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The provided evidence for this claim discusses drug distribution charges for unrelated individuals in Vermont and New York, not food contamination charges for a McDonald's worker.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to court records, over a fourteen-month period between February 2025 and April 2026, law enforcement conducted approximately ten purchases of controlled substances from Allen at various loca…
https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2026/05/11/burlington-man…
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web search NEUTRAL — * * * RUBINSKY PADILLA, 48, and LUIS ROSARIO, 67, both of the Bronx, New York, are charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years …
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/two-bronx-men-charged-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — He was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute a class B substance, cocaine. This is a crime under G.L. c. 94C Section 32A. Attorney Neyman was able to get the case continued wi…
https://www.neymanlaw.com/practice-areas/drug-crimes/possess…
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Claim 3: “Surveillance video also showed her spitting in the fry box, prosecutors said.”
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One web result confirms a video of a worker in Southbridge, MA contaminating food went viral. However, the specific detail about 'spitting' and 'prosecutors' is not explicitly confirmed in the provided snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A variety of forms of abuse have been reported in gymnastics, including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Abuse has been reported in multiple countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, France…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuse_in_gymnastics
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of violence against LGBTQ people in the United States is made up of assaults on lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender individuals, legal responses to such violence, and hate crime …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — These shows are worldwide or regional Netflix Originals and have either completed their runs or Netflix stopped producing episodes. A show is also assumed to have ended if there has been no confirmed …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ended_Netflix_original…
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Claim 4: “Santos – who was working as a night manager at the time of the alleged incident – was fired after the footage went viral.”
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The evidence provided for this claim is entirely irrelevant, discussing the New England Patriots football team.
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web search NEUTRAL — Get the latest official New England Patriots schedule, roster, depth chart, news, interviews, videos, podcasts and more on Patriots.com.
https://www.patriots.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Get the latest official New England Patriots news and analysis.
https://www.patriots.com/news/
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web search NEUTRAL — New England Patriots Current 2026 Schedule: The official source of the latest Patriots regular season and preseason schedule
https://www.patriots.com/schedule/
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Claim 5: “Surveillance footage from inside the McDonald’s corroborated the behavior seen in the viral video, according to prosecutors.”
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The evidence provided consists of dictionary definitions for the word 'internal' and does not mention surveillance footage from the McDonald's incident.
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · The meaning of INTERNAL is existing or situated within the limits or surface of something. How to use internal in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internal
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web search NEUTRAL — INTERNAL definition: 1. inside the body: 2. inside a person's mind: 3. inside an object or building: . Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/internal
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web search NEUTRAL — May 7, 2026 · Adjective internal (comparative more internal, superlative most internal) Of or situated on the inside. We saw the internal compartments of the machine. (medicine) Within the body.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/internal
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Claim 6: “Santos filmed herself licking an order of fries – then handing it out a drive-thru window in the April 9 clip which was posted to Snapchat and Facebook.”
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The evidence provided consists of general search engine links for videos and does not contain the specific details of the April 9 clip or the platforms used.
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web search NEUTRAL — Bing Video helps you discover and watch videos from multiple sources including YouTube, Vimeo, and more, with instant previews, direct playback, and smart filters.
https://www.bing.com/videos
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web search NEUTRAL — Search millions of videos from across the web.
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web search NEUTRAL — Everything you need to make, manage, and share brilliant videos. Explore free online videos, films, shorts, documentaries, and more, all streaming in HD. Discover comedy, documentaries, animation, dra…
https://vimeo.com/watch
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Claim 7: “The customer who received the order was confirmed to be Santos’ ex-girlfriend”
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The evidence provided consists of general dictionary definitions of the word 'customer' and does not mention the identity of the customer in the Southbridge incident.
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web search NEUTRAL — In sales, commerce, and economics, a customer (sometimes known as a client, buyer, or purchaser) is the recipient of a good, service, product, or an idea, obtained from a seller, vendor, or supplier v…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customer
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · The meaning of CUSTOMER is one that purchases a commodity or service. How to use customer in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/customer
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web search NEUTRAL — (Definition of customer from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/customer
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Claim 8: “Kaylie Santos, 22, was revealed Monday as a manager at the Southbridge McDonald’s”
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While evidence confirms a Southbridge McDonald's worker was involved in a viral video and fired, there is no mention of the name 'Kaylie Santos' or her age in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 1990, Moscow got a McDonald's restaurant.Inside, customers lined up again for Big Macs, fries and shakes. The reviews were mixed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckbfS99N6jY
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web search NEUTRAL — The McDonald’s at 515 East Main St., in Southbridge. SOUTHBRIDGE – Two McDonald’s workers, including one who put french fries in her mouth before possibly serving them to a customer, have been fired, …
https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/2026/05/12/southbr…
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web search NEUTRAL — The video appears to show a local McDonald’s employee stuffing french fries into her mouth before repackaging them in a to-go container. A sign for a McDonald's restaurant in Philadelphia, on June 6, …
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/05/11/southbridg…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.