We all thought we were thrust into an episode of Black Mirror yesterday, Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of the United Healthcare CEO New York City was apprehended in Altoona, Pennsylvania, at a corporate McDonald’s no less.
After his arrest, the internet became alive and swelled with rumors because A YouTube account purported to be from Luigi posted a video.. the video said by now he was arrested. People were creeped out and freaked out at the timing, and wondering how Luigi would have been able to autoset a video while being arrested at the fast food joint in the small town…
There’s a simple answer. He did not.
The video is from a YouTube account that was created yesterday and wad acting as Luigi by using pictures from his X account.
The Youtube account name also does not match Luigi’s X handle. This video was fabricated and not posted by Luigi himself.
So despite this folklore that has been created, it’s not true.
And guess what? Remember when the media reported that he was flirting, and that’s why he took his mask down at the hostel. Chances are that’s not true either. As a matter of fact, what’s probably more likely is that the worker had him take his mask down so they can check his facial recognition to match his ID.
We live in the era of instant reporting along with instant refuse and rumors being treated as true.