"A Facebook post ( archived) shared on Oct. 27, 2025, attributed the following quote to Erika Kirk: "This child was conceived in love but will grow up without knowing the man who dreamed of holding them." The claim circulated in other Facebook posts (archived here, here and here), with some including images that appeared to show Erika Kirk holding ultrasound photos."
"However, there was no evidence at the time of this writing that Kirk was pregnant with her and Charlie Kirk's third child. She had not confirmed a pregnancy on social media or in public remarks following her husband's death. Instead, the unfounded rumor stemmed from Facebook posts that were seemingly created to generate advertising revenue for the aforementioned external websites."
More than a month after Charlie Kirk's death, social media users claimed his widow, Erika Kirk, was expecting the couple's third child. A Facebook post on Oct. 27, 2025 attributed a quote to Erika Kirk about a child conceived in love who would grow up without knowing its father. Other Facebook posts circulated similar claims, sometimes showing images of Erika with ultrasound photos or at a gravestone. There was no evidence that Erika Kirk was pregnant; she did not confirm a pregnancy on social media or in public remarks, and the rumor appears to have been created to generate advertising revenue.
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