Luigi Mangione Played Among Us

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Luigi Mangione, who was arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, once belonged to a group of Ivy League gamers who played assassins, a member of the group told NBC News. In the game, called "Among Us," some players

What it means

A cropped news-style screenshot says Luigi Mangione belonged to an Ivy League gaming group that played assassins in Among Us. The joke comes from the absurdly sensational framing of a social deduction game alongside a real murder case, making it useful as an ironic reaction to overblown news reporting.

Who

Luigi Mangione Brian Thompson

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