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To: tntpal who wrote (50029)12/31/2025 10:46:52 AM
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The 10 Biggest Media Hoaxes Of 2025 '

#3 - Smearing Charlie Kirk

If you thought the barbaric assassination of a young husband and father of two small children would be enough for the media to change their grotesque ways, then you are gravely mistaken. Almost immediately after the murder of Christian and conservative speaker Charlie Kirk, the despicable ghouls allowed to permeate cable news wasted no time in smearing him.

Less than an hour after news broke that Kirk had been shot, MSNBC (now MS NOW) correspondent Katy Tur characterized the TPUSA founder as a “divisive” and “polarizing” figure and attempted to frame the shooting around gun access and Utah’s “permissive” firearm laws. She furthermore appeared to express more concern about the political fallout for her Democrat allies than for Kirk, saying, “You can imagine the administration using this as a justification for something.”

Meanwhile Tur’s then-colleague Matthew Dowd initially suggested that Kirk could’ve been shot as the result of a “supporter shooting their gun off in celebration,” and then pivoted to smearing Kirk as “one of the most divisive, especially divisive younger figures … who is constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech … aimed at certain groups.” (Dowd was later fired for his repulsive conduct.)

[READ: Debunking The Top 5 Lies The Left Is Spreading About Charlie Kirk After His Death]

The smears were two of the numerous media-led character assassination campaigns against Kirk that occurred in the wake of his assassination.

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