"Some left-wing figures promoted the unhinged idea that Donald Trump himself orchestrated the murder to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and the Jeffrey Epstein files, Cohen said. Other liberal activists tried to connect the suspect to far right-white supremacist groups that had previously clashed with Kirk, even though there is mounting evidence that the suspect disliked Kirk's conservative views."
"On the right, Cohen said Trump allies like Steve Bannon and Laura Loomer have claimed that lone suspect Tyler Robinson was a bit player in a wide-reaching terror network. They're peddling this even as the authorities say that the suspect acted alone. Other right wing influencers are leaning heavily into anti-semitic tropes to blame Israel, Cohen said. The reporter called ideas on both sides uncorroborated, totally debunked, and some of them are just flat out"
More than two million distinct posts on X reference conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk's murder, twice the number observed after last year's assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Graphic close-up footage of Kirk's death went viral and produced a visceral reaction that accelerated spread. A Reuters poll found 71% of Americans think society is broken, creating fertile ground for conspiratorial narratives. Left-leaning figures suggested Trump orchestrated the killing to distract from Jeffrey Epstein material, while some liberal activists linked the suspect to far-right white supremacists. Right-wing influencers claimed the suspect was part of a broad terror network and pushed anti-Semitic tropes blaming Israel. Authorities maintain the suspect acted alone and many claims remain uncorroborated.
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