"The far-right commentator, who often engaged in vitriolic debates about immigration, gun control, and abortion on college campuses, was killed while on a university tour with his conservative media group, Turning Point USA. The organization has spent the last decade building conservative youth coalitions at top universities and has become closely affiliated with the nationalist MAGA movement and President Trump."
"But internet sleuths on both sides of the political aisle were already mounting for battle on social media, trying to identify the names of individuals in the crowd and attempting keyboard forensic science as they zoomed in closer and closer on the graphic video of Kirk being shot. Some alleged that Kirk's bodyguards were trading hand signals right before the shot rang out. Others claimed the killing was actually a cover-up to distract from Trump's unearthed communications with deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein."
Charlie Kirk died after being shot at a public university event in Utah while on a tour with Turning Point USA. Turning Point USA built conservative youth coalitions at top universities and became closely affiliated with the MAGA movement and President Trump. Early reports left uncertainty about Kirk's status and whether his shooter was apprehended. Social media users on political sides engaged in crowd-sleuthing, zooming into video footage to identify individuals and alleging pre-shot signals from bodyguards. Conspiracy claims included suggestions the killing was a cover-up tied to Trump's communications with Jeffrey Epstein. AI-powered chatbots and spam accounts amplified misinformation and confusion.
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