Where did the rumour that Luigi Mangione is bisexual come from? [Video]

One of the related terms that comes up in Google when searching the name of the alleged UHC shooter is “Is Luigi Mangione bisexual?”

It might seem like a pretty strange thing to focus on, but it makes sense in the context of the wider, and often bizarre, viral storm around the 26-year-old, who was arrested in Pennsylvania earlier this week.

It’s been a wild seven days on the internet since the world-shaking news broke that United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson had been killed in a “premeditated, preplanned targeted attack” outside an NYC hotel.

Brian Thompson, 50, was on his way to speak at UnitedHealth Group’s investor conference on Wednesday 4 December, when the gunman approached from behind and “fired several rounds,” Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed at the time. It sparked a huge manhunt, and also lit a raging fire on social media.

Add in the CCTV footage of the alleged gunman – young, handsome, his mask pulled down …