Overview

• Multiple outlets, including Times Now, Hindustan Times, Times of India, and Lead Stories, report there is no blog or statement from Simone Biles about Charlie Kirk.
• Viral Facebook links directed users to AI-generated pages that offered no quotes, evidence, or primary sources.
• The false narrative leaned on Kirk’s 2021 attacks on Biles, including calling her a “sociopath” and a “shame to the country,” to appear credible.
• Kirk was killed during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, and his death has been followed by additional fabricated posts about athletes’ reactions.
• Turning Point USA named Erika Kirk as CEO, a leadership move announced in the aftermath of the assassination.