I’m pretty sure the “news” site cited in the article is satire. There is no all-robot McDonalds in Phoenix, and McD does not plan to convert 25000 of its locations to automation by the end of the year. Most McD locations are franchises anyway, and not under direct control of the corporation.
That said, however, be sure that automation is a hot topic in the upper levels of the company’s management. So, “Fake, but accurate” I guess.