McDonald’s India deleted a run of posts from its verified X (Twitter) account on Sunday. Written in the first person, they claimed an unpaid intern was owed ₹60,000, then promoted a meme coin.

The drama arrived at a low point for the stock. McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) closed Friday at $255.69, its weakest level in a year. However, Wall Street has not followed it down.

Inside the McDonald’s India Drama

The account said the writer interned at McDonald’s India and ran several of the company’s Asian social media handles. It named a manager, Amit Joshi, and said no salary had arrived since December 2025.

A later post revised that date to May, an inconsistency that fueled doubt. Another put the outstanding sum above ₹60,000,…