‘I stand with the assassin’: 40 Luigi Mangione memes reflecting the vibe shift against a broken healthcare system

2:54 PM CST on December 9, 2024

Authorities have arrested 26-year-old Luigi Mangione as a person of interest in the United Healthcare CEO shooting that has captivated social media. If anyone thought that would make the memes linked to this crime come to an end, they were sorely mistaken.

What's up with the Luigi Mangione memes?

In the wake of his arrest as a suspect in the shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, people on the internet have been flooding social media with memes about Luigi Mangioni.

Pictures circulated by the NYPD in the early days of the manhunt already clued the internet in to the fact that the alleged assassin is super hot. Mangioni certainly meets that description, which has only fueled his babygirl-ification and the cries of "I can fix him!"

But there are more layers here. Mangione was the valedictorian of his high school class, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with both a bachelor's and a master's degree, and reportedly has an IQ of over 130. His social media presence is all over the place, presenting a dude that is an avid reader, makes random dick jokes, and gets emotional over the loss of pet fish.

so what we’ve gathered about luigi is he’s fine asf, bi (allegedly), a lover of books, a family man, educated, good taste in music, and a jokester. i NEED him pic.twitter.com/vAYYKEpiK0
— dai (@vietbaddie) December 9, 2024

Honestly, it's no wonder the internet is still thirsting over this guy. Folks are even already chomping at the bit to fancast the inevitable movie about his life. (The current choice for leading man? Dave Franco.)

America's vibe shift: The internet unites against a broken healthcare system

Now, this is the part where I'm supposed to point out that the Daily Dot does not condone violence. Murdering people is bad, assassins should not be glorified, systemic issues can totally be fixed through lawful channels, etc., etc.

Still, it's impossible to deny that this situation has united the internet in a way that little else manages to do. This feels particularly notable at a time when Americans have been deeply divided through politics and culture wars. Who knew that common ground would finally be found amidst the murder of the CEO of a company notorious for denying people's health insurance claims?

Regardless of your opinion on Mangione, his actions, or the insurance industry as a whole, all eyes were glued to the NYPD's hunt for the alleged killer, and now that they believe Mangione to be that person, interest is only growing.

Luigi Mangione memes

"the united healthcare ceo killer, luigi mangione, writing his manifesto:" followed by a photo of a stereotypical Italian hand gesture of upraised pinched fingers.

Tweet that reads, "i think luigi mangione rating the unabomber’s manifesto a 4/5 on goodreads is so funny. it’s like yeah that was pretty good, but i could do better."

Tweet that reads, "Ooh look at me I’m Luigi Mangione I killed a guy nobody likes and everybody thinks I’m hot and I went to Penn and I’m good at Pokémon. F*ck you."

Tweet that reads, "if you're still in line for the Luigi Mangione conjugal visit STAY IN LINE"

Tweet that reads, "wow I can’t believe the shooter was an attractive and courageous buffoon with beliefs that were all over the place…NOT! what is this, your FIRST DAY in AMERICA?"

luigi mangioni meme of a mock-school walkout poster.

Tweet that reads, "ceo shooter is named luigi mangione which means he can use this defense" with a photo of a TV showing Cuomo on Fox News, the lower thirds read, "Cuomo: I'm not perverted, I'm just Italian."

Tweet that reads, "The internet after learning about Luigi Mangione" with a photo of a shirtless muscular man and an overlay that says "Nooo don't get caught by the police your so sexy aha"

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Tweet that reads, "an ivy league grad is the main suspect for shooting the united healthcare ceo and the person who snitched was a mcdonalds worker. shakespeare couldn’t have written this sh*t.

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Quote-retweet that reads, "POV: your insurance claim was denied by UnitedHealthcare" with the quoted tweet saying, "not giving up or trying again, but a third, more sinister option" with an image with three buttons: give up, try again, and call luigi.

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Tweet that reads, "A tragedy in four parts" with Luigi from Mario Brothers on a boat, next to a woman in hospital with a paper that says in red, "DENIED", in an alley with a dead man and a gun, and then getting arrested.

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Tweet that reads, "Popeyes employees would have helped him get rid of the gun"

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Tweet that reads, "Luigi mangione to Brian Thompson:" with a photo of the Swedish Chef Muppet holding a gun saying, "You mama'd your last-a mia"

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Distracted boyfriend meme of luigi mangioni. Boyfriend is Americans, girlfriend is Voting, and the walking girl is the shooter.

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Tweet that reads, "Like in all sincerity, who among us has not been radicalized by back pain"

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Tweet that reads, "the shooter's political views:" with a four-quadrant grid of left/right and authoritarian/libertarian. There are red dots creating a perfect circle.

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Tweet that reads, "And in this house, Luigi Mangione is a hero. End of story" with a photo of an angry man pointing at someone he's talking to.

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Tweet that reads, "How it went down" with a photo of Luigi from Mario Brothers eating in a McDonald's looking worried as Grimace snitches on him to a cop.

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Tweet that reads, "My shooter italian his gun go BURRATA"

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Tweet that reads, "Waiting for his mugshot with his height to be released" with a photo of a sexualized green M&M character.

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Tweet that reads, "He needed me and I wasn’t there for him" with a screenshot of a tweet from 2010 by Luigi Mangione where he wrote, "Nooo one of my fishies got sucked Into the filter ):"

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Tweet that reads, "GUYS LUIGI MANGIONE IS ONE OF US" with a Friend Activity notification that shows Luigi Mangione listening to Charli XCX.

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Tweet that reads, "The shells at the scene:" with a photo of three Mario turtle shells that say, "Delay, deny, depose."

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Tweet that reads, "Just told my 10yo daughter about #LuigiMangione. She had tears in her eyes. And then she did the Wakanda pose and said '#Luigkanda forever' -- which is the sort of pop culture crossover that I can celebrate."

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Tweet that reads, "Did Luigi Mangione dethrone Stalin for sexiest mugshot of all time? " with a side-by-side comparison of the two mugshots.

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Tweet that reads, "Officials patting themselves on the back & congratulating thrmselves, all the work was done by the Mcdonald’s informant & the suspect who conveniently had the weapon, multiple ids & a written confession to the crime on his person. Case closed. Wtf?" with a GIF of the police officer from The Simpsons looking sleepy and saying, "Bake him away, toys."

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Tweet that reads, "they can never make me hate him" with a screenshot of an exchange he had with another Twitter account in May where he made a joke about having a PhD.

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notice how NEW YORK CITY didn’t snitch on him it was those FILTHY RATS IN PENNSYLVANIA
— ☆ Ri (@RiAnimator) December 9, 2024

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Tweet that reads, "''But Daddy I Love Him' over a screenshot of two photos of Luigi Mangioni with text that reads, "'I can fix him' Every gay man and woman in the United States, seeing who the CEO shooter is."

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Tweet that reads, "Every time I hear #LuigiMangione my Ratatouille brain thinks of him." with side-by-side images of Luigi Mangioni and the main character from Ratatouille.

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Tweet that reads, "Free him." that was allegedly posted by Nintendo of America with a screencap of Luigi from Mario Brothers looking scared in a cage. The bottom of the image says, "This Tweet has been deleted."

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The guards every 5 minutes with Luigi https://t.co/gFZYfLM7ET pic.twitter.com/ZYxLWCdXTj
— BⱯDBOYROY Cohen | רוי (@Roco__23) December 10, 2024

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Image of Luigi from Mario Brothers with text that reads, "I killa da CEO!!"

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Rachel Kiley

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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