Majority under 30 viewing him favorably
This page says "a majority of under 30 view him favorably", but the source actually says 39% view him favorably, 30% view him unfavorably, and 32% didn't take a position. I don't think that's generally how these numbers would be described. Melozone crissalis (talk) 18:43, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
- It wasn't worded that well, so I changed it to be closer to what YouGov said. I also took the liberty of removing that Center for Strategic Politics poll. As I pointed out on a related page, this so-called center had a website that was actively under construction until shortly before this alleged poll was released. Einsof (talk) 19:47, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
Main image in infobox
I don't think we should use the CCTV footage in this article's lead -- it has not been proved to be him, and to me sounds like a WP:BLP and WP:NPOV issue. I suggest we either find another free image or just move this one to the article body beside discussion of his alleged role in the killing. CVDX (talk) 00:20, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
Folk hero?
It says he was a folk hero which is an opinion, and opinions have no place in an encyclopedia. Mangione is a cold blooded murderer which does not constitute a hero. But if so, the Wikipedia entry for hero needs to be updated. MatthGenius (talk) 01:58, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
- Saying he is a cold blooded murderer is also an opinion. His trials have not happened yet, and he is innocent until proven guilty. ~2026-33289-71 (talk) 04:48, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
- I never said to put cold blooded murder on the page. And with your logic, he isn’t proven a “hero” yet either MatthGenius (talk) 16:39, 22 June 2026 (UTC)
- Yes, it’s an opinion. Hence why it is attributed: “a folk hero for those critical of the U.S. health insurance industry and its claim denial practices”, meaning a hero for a defined demographic, something the sources provided are clear about. For the same reason, if you want to call him a “cold-blooded murderer”, you need to find sources and use them to tell us what demographic your opinion represents. ~ IvanScrooge98 (talk) 13:03, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
- We still need sources for those critical of health industry calling him a hero. I don’t want to call him a cold blooded murderer. That’s just what he allegedly is, and this does not align with being a hero MatthGenius (talk) 16:42, 22 June 2026 (UTC)
- There are two sources. Check them out. ~ IvanScrooge98 (talk) 18:17, 22 June 2026 (UTC)
- We still need sources for those critical of health industry calling him a hero. I don’t want to call him a cold blooded murderer. That’s just what he allegedly is, and this does not align with being a hero MatthGenius (talk) 16:42, 22 June 2026 (UTC)
- We describe opinions, rather than expressing them in the article voice. What the article says is that some people view him as a folk hero. And this is something it needs to cover, because the fact that he's viewed that way by some has attracted massive coverage and is a big reason why he's more notable than other alleged murderers; it is, as you imply, unusual, which makes that reaction notable enough to have all that coverage. --Aquillion (talk) 13:35, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
- We don’t know if he’s a murderer or not until he has a trial. I worked with the Innocence Project and stuff like this matters. ~2026-33289-71 (talk) 19:31, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
- ok sure, we can describe opinions in an article. Im saying this opinion needs sources and was basically made up by the person who made this page. MatthGenius (talk) 16:43, 22 June 2026 (UTC)
Fraternity
Numerous news articles mention his affiliation with the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at Penn. It seems worthy of inclusion, as many other notable figures have their fraternity included in their biographies. This is particularly important since, according to several sources, he experienced mental health issues as a result of his fraternity’s new member education. ~2026-35583-35 (talk) 02:53, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
Shouldn't the information regarding the killer of Thompson be seperated into a different page?
Until his trial concludes, and he is definitively PROVEN guilty, I would argue that including information specifically about the killer (not about how Mangione is accused of murder) on Mangione's page would be potentially harmful misinformation. If he is indeed the killer, proven in court, then sure, we could merge the pages again. However, if he is not the killer, this is incredibly harmful to him and his optics. Nidoskull (talk) 15:15, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
- We don't have a WP:CRYSTALBALL, so it remains to be seen if Mangione pleads guilty or is found guilty. But I wouldn't put great odds into discovering that someone else did it. In the case that we do discover that someone else did it, we can put that information in the Killing of Brian Thompson article (or the Murder of Brian Thompson article at that point). Simply killing a CEO is not notable enough for a standalone article, hence why Tyler James Robinson does not have his own article. Mangione is the exception since he is personally notable beyond the killing. guninvalid (talk) 17:57, 5 July 2026 (UTC)