By: Brian Evans

The assassination of Charlie Kirk stunned people across the country. While he stood out as a political figure who was fighting for conservative values… he stood boldly for freedom, faith, and morality. He not only encouraged people to stand up and speak out, he believed open dialogue was the key to opening the minds of our youth to reality, and to fight for the fabric of America!l However, before the shock that Americans felt for his senseless death and assasination, antisemitic groups and conspiracy theorists jumped onto their keyboards, intentionally twisting his death into something dishonest that Charlie Kirk would be sickened by!

Instead of honoring his life, they’ve tried to turn his murder into a circus of lies. One of the worst rumors spreading online claims that his wife, Erica, somehow had a hand in his death or personally profited from it. That kind of accusation isn’t just false — it’s cruel. Some posts even claim Charlie had refused a million-dollar offer from Israel, but that Erica supposedly took it after he died.

There’s absolutely no proof of that. In fact, fact checkers began investigating these claims and already noted that these claims were completely fabricated with no direct evidence, physical evidence, circumstantial evidence, testimonial, documented, digital, or demonstrative evidence! Regardless, these false claims continue to flood the dark corners of the internet, propelled by individuals who thrive on hate and confusion.

These conspiracy theorists that push these hate-driven falsehoods, are skilled at making these lies seem somewhat believable. In fact, they have taken short clips of Erica Kirk at memorials and in interviews, capturing carefully edited clips of her smiling faintly and nervously laughing, as she tries to maintain her composure.They then utilize these moments of her heartache, re-framing it as a way to try to prove that she doesn’t care about the death of her husband… her partner in life!

Anyone who has ever lost someone knows how wrong that is. In fact, everyone grieves in different ways, and it isn’t always in tears… especially in public! Some smile or push a laugh to try to show that they are hanging on by a thin thread. Others hide themselves in a dark room. Others have emotional breakdowns. But that humanity gets stripped away by people online who only want to frame it as guilt where there’s pain.

Then there’s the antisemitic side of all this — people trying to twist Charlie’s death into another attack on Jews or Israel. Some of the same groups that have spread hate for decades are now saying things like “Israel silenced Kirk” or “Jewish power was behind the hit.” It’s a disgusting lie — and it’s the exact opposite of the truth.
Charlie never turned against Israel or the Jewish people.
What he did was call out the small but powerful group of left-wing Jews in America and Israel who have chosen politics over Scripture — who push radical ideologies that go against the Bible’s teachings on family, morality, and faith. Charlie’s words were never about hate; they were about accountability. He drew a line between Jews and Israelis who live by God’s Word and those who have used their faith to justify a political agenda that tears down society’s moral foundation.

That distinction matters. But the antisemitic voices spreading these conspiracies don’t care about truth or context. They twist everything because they know that blurring the lines helps them push their old narratives of division and hate.

If this all sounds familiar, it’s because we’ve seen it before — and we’re still seeing it with President Trump. For nearly nine years, the radical left and the media have thrown every insult possible at him: racist, fascist, criminal, traitor. They’ve twisted his words, cropped his expressions, and spun every move into something sinister. The difference between what’s happening now with Charlie Kirk and what’s been done to Trump is simply time. Trump’s been under attack long enough that people have started to see through the lies. Charlie’s death is still new, and the truth hasn’t had a chance to push back yet.

One of the strangest stories floating around is about the supposed assassin. Some claim he left a screwdriver on the rooftop where he shot from, broke his gun down with it, then reassembled it and hid it in the bushes below. It sounds more like a bad movie script than anything remotely real. For starters, no credible police report confirms that story. And anyone who knows guns knows you don’t use a screwdriver to take a firearm apart in the field — not unless you want to make a mess of it. But that’s how conspiracy culture works: the more far-fetched something sounds, the faster it spreads.

What we’re seeing now is a coordinated storm of misinformation, fueled by the same formula that’s been used for years — flood people with so many lies that they can’t tell what’s true anymore. The antisemitic radicals and the political agitators both benefit from chaos. And that’s exactly what they’re trying to create out of Charlie Kirk’s death.

The answer to all this isn’t anger — it’s clarity. The truth is that Charlie Kirk stood for God, for truth, and for the freedoms that built this country. The empathy belongs to his wife Erica and everyone in the Turning Point family who are mourning while being attacked. And the discernment lies in refusing to take the bait — in understanding that calling out corruption and moral decay is not the same as turning against Israel or Jewish people.

Charlie Kirk was hated because he spoke truth with conviction. He stood his ground when it was easier to stay quiet. And just like with Trump, the same people who despise that strength are doing everything they can to destroy his legacy. But if there’s one thing we’ve learned over these last nine years, it’s that lies only last so long. The truth has a way of breaking through — no matter how loud the noise gets.

Sources:

Antisemites Push Baseless Lies to Blame Jews and Israel for Assassination of Charlie Kirk — Combat Antisemitism Movement
http://www.combatantisemitism.org/studies-reports/antisemites-push-baseless-lies-to-blame-jews-and-israel-for-assassination-of-charlie-kirk/

Viral Claims About Charlie Kirk’s Words — FactCheck.org
http://www.factcheck.org/2025/09/viral-claims-about-charlie-kirks-words/

False Antisemitic Claims Target Jews, Israel over Charlie Kirk Assassination — Jerusalem Post / Diaspora section
http://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-868503

FIRST-PERSON: Separating fact from conspiracy in Kirk assassination — Baptist Press
http://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/first-person-separating-fact-from-conspiracy-in-kirk-assassination/

Foreign disinformation about Charlie Kirk’s killing seeks to widen US divisions — WCVB / Associated Press
http://www.wcvb.com/article/foreign-disinformation-charlie-kirk-assassination/66134985

Netanyahu slams ‘insane’ conspiracy theories linking Israel to Charlie Kirk’s death — New York Post
http://www.nypost.com/2025/09/18/us-news/netanyahu-slams-conspiracy-theories-linking-israel-to-charlie-kirks-death/

FACT FOCUS: Assassination of Charlie Kirk prompts flood of false and misleading claims online — AP News
http://www.apnews.com/article/3354b7ba0d736c198b454f77b3744308

Charlie Kirk once said Jewish money was ruining US culture — Yahoo News / Fact Check
ca.news.yahoo.com/fact-check-charlie-kirk-once-184100650.html

Jewish Federations’ Statement on Death of Charlie Kirk — Jewish Federations of North America
http://www.jewishfederations.org/blog/all/jewish-federations-statement-on-death-of-charlie-kirk-500305

Charlie Kirk was murdered – and Jews are blamed — Israel Hayom
http://www.israelhayom.com/2025/09/15/charlie-kirk-was-murdered-and-jews-are-blamed/