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By next week this time, we will have changed seasons and entered fall. Make no mistake about it, the anticipated seasonal cooling is not matched by any such reduction in our country’s political climate. On that front, Nelly could be the meteorologist of record, as politically speaking, it’s “Hot In Herre!”
A week ago, Charles James Kirk, known familiarly as Charlie Kirk, was cut down in the prime of his life. He was 31. An American right-wing political activist, author, and media personality, He was the co-founder and executive director of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), a conservative organization started in 2012. Kirk was murdered. The suspect in his killing allegedly did so, because he disagreed with Kirk’s views. Before writing another sentence, let me say early, pointedly, and unequivocally, no one, including Charlie Kirk, should be killed for expressing their views.
Kirk was an ally of Donald Trump, and a close friend of J.D. Vance. He is credited with having been particularly influential in Trump and Vance winning the 2024 Election. In the week since Kirk’s murder, both have made clear both their affection and their appreciation.
Mr. Kirk avidly espoused a variety of conservative positions, including opposition to abortion, gun control, DEI programs, and LGBT rights. The list of his most controversial views included his criticism of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Martin Luther King, Jr., his promotion of COVID-19 misinformation, false claims of electoral fraud in 2020, and his opposition to immigration. Speaking of false claims, he made quite a few.
False and Misleading Claims
A Summary of Documented Examples
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, is a prominent conservative commentator in the United States. His statements frequently generate discussion and scrutiny, and several have been publicly identified by fact-checkers and media organizations as false or misleading. Below is a list of well-documented examples, with each claim referenced by reputable public sources.
1. COVID-19 and Vaccines
- Claim: In July 2021, Charlie Kirk claimed that COVID-19 vaccines have killed “thousands” of people, citing the VAERS database as evidence.
- Fact: This interpretation of VAERS data is incorrect. VAERS collects unverified reports, and the CDC, FDA, and independent fact-checkers have repeatedly stated that these reports do not establish causation. There is no credible evidence that COVID-19 vaccines have killed thousands of Americans.
- Sources: CDC, Associated Press, PolitiFact
2. 2020 U.S. Presidential Election Claims
- Claim: Kirk has repeatedly stated that there was widespread voter fraud sufficient to alter the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
- Fact: Multiple courts, state and federal election officials, and the Department of Justice found no evidence of widespread fraud that could have changed the result of the election.
- Sources: Reuters, NPR, The New York Times
3. Texas Power Grid and Green Energy
- Claim: During the February 2021 Texas power outages, Kirk claimed that frozen wind turbines were “the main factor” in the electrical grid failure.
- Fact: Fact-checkers and energy experts confirmed that while some wind turbines did freeze, the majority of the outages were caused by failures in natural gas, coal, and nuclear facilities.
- Sources: PolitiFact, The Texas Tribune
4. Misinformation on COVID-19 Death Statistics
- Claim: Kirk has claimed that COVID-19 death counts are dramatically inflated, suggesting that the majority of deaths reported were “with” COVID rather than “from” COVID.
- Fact: The CDC and health experts maintain that the official death counts reflect those who died as a result of COVID-19 infection, not incidental deaths.
- Sources: CDC, AFP Fact Check
5. Claims About the Green New Deal
- Claim: Kirk has stated that the Green New Deal would “ban hamburgers,” referencing the idea that it would outlaw eating beef.
- Fact: The Green New Deal contains no language banning hamburgers or beef consumption. This is a misrepresentation of the policy proposal.
- Sources: Congressional Research Service, The Washington Post Fact Checker
6. Misinformation on Critical Race Theory
- Claim: Kirk has described critical race theory as being taught in K-12 schools nationwide and asserts that it is a dominant curriculum.
- Fact: Education experts and school districts have clarified that while discussions of systemic racism occur, critical race theory as an academic framework is not part of standard K-12 curricula.
- Sources: Education Week, NPR
These examples represent a selection of false or misleading claims attributed to Charlie Kirk that have been publicly addressed and corrected by major news outlets and fact-checking organizations. As with all public figures, scrutiny and independent verification of claims are essential for maintaining informed public discourse.
Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, and Erika Kirk have called Kirk a martyr. And, in a manner of speaking, he appears to be. His death can be tied directly to his beliefs. I’ve already stated, Kirk, nor anyone else should be murdered due to their beliefs.
MAGAWorld has gone all out, not only to memorialize a trusted source, and in some cases, hero, but to cast Democrats, the far left, and liberals as the collective bogeymen, solely responsible for Kirk’s assassination. They attribute ginning up the rhetoric to one side, and one side only. It is worth noting that a suspect has been arrested and is in custody. Initial reports are he acted alone. To that end, he is responsible for Kirk’s death. No one else. However, it’s impossible to resist inserting into the conversation, to offset some of that leftist talk, Kirk was shot, not in one of those Left-led Blue states, or in a Democratic led, so-called crime infested urban cities, but rather in bucolic Utah, where most of the people are conservative, Mormon, Republican…and of course white. And yes, the suspect was home grown. So even if he were radicalized, his roots were WAR, (Widely Accepted Republican). Deal with it.
Trump, who in a rare moment admitted there are right-wing radicals, claimed “The radicals on the right oftentimes are radical because they don’t want to see crime. Worried about the border. They’re saying, we don’t want these people coming in. We don’t want you burning our shopping centers. We don’t want you shooting our people in the middle of the street.” Meanwhile, “The radicals on the left are the problem, and they’re vicious, and they’re horrible and they’re politically savvy, although they want men in women sports, they want transgender for everyone, they want open borders.”
But most importantly, every MAGA man, woman, and child are singing from the “Blame It On The Left” hymnal. Republicans have been immersed in a vivid fever dream about the rhetoric of the left causing the political temperature to rise. They lament being called Nazis, fascists, and enemy of the state. They argue that heated language is the crux of the problem, and is the unique signature verbiage of Democrats, used against Republicans.
It makes a great talking point, but a lousy argument. With Donald Trump is the face of the Party, you may want to do an AI deep dive, before you suggest some insult has only been used by “the other side.” Trump has used all those derogatory remarks when referring to Democrats in general, or to Kamala Harris in particular.
“Marxist,” “communist,” and “socialist”: Trump used these labels interchangeably
to paint Harris as an extremist, often dubbing her “Comrade Kamala”.
“Dumb as a Rock”: Trump repeatedly used this phrase to question Harris’ intelligence, including on his social media platform, Truth Social.
“Mentally impaired”: At a September 2024 rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, Trump claimed Harris was “mentally impaired” and compared her to those with mental disabilities. He claimed, “I believe she was born that way… there is definitely something missing”.
“Very low IQ individual”: In late October 2024, at a rally at Madison Square Garden, Trump called Harris a “very low IQ individual”.
Trump also referred to Harris as “the worst,” “lazy as hell,” and “a radical left lunatic” throughout the campaign.
He made an unsubstantiated suggestion that Harris might abuse alcohol or substances before interviews.
Retaliation against Kamala Harris: The specific labeling of Democrats as fascist occurred after then-Vice President Kamala Harris agreed with former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s assessment that Trump met the definition of a fascist. In response, Trump specifically called Harris a fascist, among other insults.
Finally, back to Charlie Kirk. Let’s permit his own words to make the case.
On race
If I see a Black pilot, I’m going to be like, boy, I hope he’s qualified.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 23 January 2024
If you’re a WNBA, pot-smoking, Black lesbian, do you get treated better than a United States marine?
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 8 December 2022
Happening all the time in urban America, prowling Blacks go around for fun to go target white people, that’s a fact. It’s happening more and more.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 19 May 2023
If I’m dealing with somebody in customer service who’s a moronic Black woman, I wonder is she there because of her excellence, or is she there because of affirmative action?
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 3 January 2024
If we would have said that Joy Reid and Michelle Obama and Sheila Jackson Lee and Ketanji Brown Jackson were affirmative action picks, we would have been called racists. Now they’re coming out and they’re saying it for us … You do not have the brain processing power to otherwise be taken really seriously. You had to go steal a white person’s slot to go be taken somewhat seriously.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 13 July 2023
On debate
We record all of it so that we put [it] on the internet so people can see these ideas collide. When people stop talking, that’s when you get violence. That’s when civil war happens, because you start to think the other side is so evil, and they lose their humanity.
– Kirk discussing his work in an undated clip that circulated on X after his killing.
Prove me wrong.
– Kirk’s challenge to students to publicly debate him during the tour of colleges he was on when he was assassinated.
On gender, feminism and reproductive rights
Reject feminism. Submit to your husband, Taylor. You’re not in charge.
– Discussing news of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement on The Charlie Kirk Show, 26 August 2025
The answer is yes, the baby would be delivered.
– Responding to a question about whether he would support his 10-year-old daughter aborting a pregnancy conceived because of rape on the debate show Surrounded, published on 8 September 2024
We need to have a Nuremberg-style trial for every gender-affirming clinic doctor. We need it immediately.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 1 April 2024
On gun violence
I think it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the second amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational.
– Event organized by TPUSA Faith, the religious arm of Kirk’s conservative group Turning Point USA, on 5 April 2023
On immigration
America was at its peak when we halted immigration for 40 years and we dropped our foreign-born percentage to its lowest level ever. We should be unafraid to do that.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 22 August 2025
The American Democrat party hates this country. They wanna see it collapse. They love it when America becomes less white.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 20 March 2024
The great replacement strategy, which is well under way every single day in our southern border, is a strategy to replace white rural America with something different.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 1 March 2024
On Islam
America has freedom of religion, of course, but we should be frank: large dedicated Islamic areas are a threat to America.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 30 April 2025
We’ve been warning about the rise of Islam on the show, to great amount of backlash. We don’t care, that’s what we do here. And we said that Islam is not compatible with western civilization.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 24 June 2025
Islam is the sword the left is using to slit the throat of America.
– Charlie Kirk social media post, 8 September 2025
On religion
There is no separation of church and state. It’s a fabrication, it’s a fiction, it’s not in the constitution. It’s made up by secular humanists.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 6 July 2022
Dani Anguiano contributed reporting.
In closing, I extend thoughts and prayers to the Kirk family. Meanwhile, be wary of the Republicans who…”Blame It On The Left!”
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