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Singer Carly Rae Jepsen is trending on X after the arrest of University of Pennsylvania graduate Luigi Mangione. The latter is alleged to be behind the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was fatally shot in New York City. In the wake of these events, netizens have begun disseminating misinformation about Mangione and his personal interests.
26-year-old Luigi Mangione has been arrested on the following charges: second-degree murder, possession of a forged document, criminal possession of a weapon, and two counts of possession of a firearm. The Maryland native was caught in an Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonald's branch.
Many have since taken to social media to discuss Luigi Mangione, including his social media accounts and interests. Meanwhile, X user @pcxd13 took to the social networking site to claim that they knew the suspect personally. They said on December 10:
“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 tweet quickly went viral and amassed over two million views. Many have since flooded X with claims of Mangione listening to Carly Rae Jepsen’s songs. Some tweets read:
Carly Rae Jepsen has since been trending on X. However, it is worth noting that there is no evidence of Mangione listening to Jepsen's songs.
Meanwhile, netizen @pcxd13 further took to the social networking site to debunk the claims of the alleged shooter being a fan of the Call Me Maybe crooner. They said online:
“I was lying, btw. Not for attention, but for chaos.”
More about Luigi Mangione as Carly Rae Jepsen claims go viral online
According to The Post's December 9 report, Luigi Mangione belongs to a reputed Maryland family, including a cousin who works in the state legislature. He was born and raised in Maryland, however, he has ties to San Francisco, and his last known address was in Honolulu.
He was a valedictorian in his Maryland prep school before earning his undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer science in 2020 from the University of Pennsylvania. The Post also reported that he belonged to the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
Meanwhile, Penn Today reported in 2018 that he learned to code in high school before helping in the creation of a Penn club for those interested in gaming and game design. On December 9, A former classmate of his said in an interview with Fox News Digital that Mangione:
“Always had a smile on his face. Never really got the vibes of him being socially awkward. So that’s why I’m really surprised. I graduated in 2015; he graduated in 2016. It’s crazy how 10, 9 years later, people can change.”
He interned at Maryland-based video game studio Firaxis and also at the car-buying website TrueCar. As per The Post, he also once worked in an assisted-living facility for the elderly in 2014.
His GoodReads account also gained traction online as it boasted titles like Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery and Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease—and How to Fight It.
50-year-old Brian Thompson was fatally shot at the side entrance to the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel. Meanwhile, as per Reuter's December 6 report, U.S. businesses including UnitedHealth and CVS Health reportedly removed their executive profiles from their official websites, in the aftermath.
