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An alleged Spotify playlist of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s suspected shooter, Luigi Mangione, circulated online on December 10. It was first claimed by the X account Lyric Vault (@LyricVault).
“Luigi Mangione had several Spotify playlists featuring artists such as Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift, and Charli XCX,” the post was captioned.
The tweet comprised Luigi Mangione’s picture and the alleged Spotify list, which showed four Taylor Swift songs — So Long, London, Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve, Dear John (Taylor’s Version), and my tears ricochet.
Likewise, Lana Del Rey’s Pretty When You Cry, Cruel World, White Mustang, and Black Beauty were featured on the alleged list. Charli XCX’s I Might Say Something Stupid featuring Jon Hopkins and The 1975 was also mentioned.
The Lyric Vault's post garnered severe traction online, earning 2.6 million views in less than 24 hours. However, the now-viral claim is fake. The account's bio says, “All content is satirical and not factual.” Additionally, Lyric Vault does not mention a verifiable source to authenticate its claim.
More about Luigi Mangione’s fake Spotify playlist
Earlier, in the aftermath of Luigi Mangione’s arrest on December 9, another similar Spotify list went viral, with several hit songs of Canadian pop star Carly Rae Jepsen.
The alleged playlist was titled “GOAT” and seemingly showed most of Jepsen’s discography, including the hit tracks Bad Thing Twice and Cry, So Right. However, its authenticity also remained unconfirmed.
Meanwhile, X user @pcxd13 took to the social media platform on December 10 to claim personally knowing Mangione.
“waittttt i met Luigi Mangione at a party a few years ago and we traded numbers and would text from time to time about Pokemon roms and Carly Rae Jepsen songs… this is crazy,” the user wrote.
The post quickly went viral and earned a couple of million views, with Jepsen’s name trending online. However, soon after, @pcxd13 reappeared on the social networking site and clarified that he was “lying” about Luigi being a Carly Rae fan and everything else he said about him.
“Not for attention, but for chaos,” the user added.
Notably, there’s no official evidence to substantiate any alleged playlist of Luigi Mangione available online.
Spotify has blocked playlists featuring suspected shooter Luigi Mangione’s face
Before Luigi Mangione was arrested on Monday for Brian Thompson’s shooting, Spotify removed certain playlists titled “POV: Taking out a CEO.” It was first flagged by The Telegraph and featured Mangione’s face taken from CCTV footage of the crime.
The playlist featured tracks like James Bond theme License to Kill by Gladys Knight and Do You Hear The People Sing from the Les Miserables movie soundtrack. Some of the other songs on the playlist were Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal, Miley Cyrus’s Party in the USA, Taylor Swift’s I Did Something Bad, and The Cab’s Angel with a Shotgun – all of which have since been removed.
“As stated in our platform rules, we take action on content which explicitly incites violence or hatred against a person or a group of people. Following review, the playlists in question have been removed from our platform,” a Spotify representative shared with The Telegraph.
However, other playlists with the phrase "deny, defend, depose" remained on the platform until Tuesday, December 10. For the unversed, these words were seemingly engraved on the shell casings found at the crime scene. They reportedly indicate alleged tactics insurance companies such as UnitedHealthcare use to avoid paying claims.
Likewise, Amazon had to remove listings comprising mugs, hats, jumpers, and other items inscribed with the same terms, citing they violated the company guidelines. An eBay spokesperson told The Telegraph that anything promoting violence would be banned from the platform after similar listings were seen.
Meanwhile, similar listings were circulated on Etsy, Bluesky, and TikTok. Archive of Our Own featured dedicated fan fiction about Luigi Mangione. Other companies are yet to address the growing popularity of the 26-year-old suspect on their websites.
