Overview

• George Kittle and his wife, Claire, publicly debunked a fabricated quote about Charlie Kirk, with Kittle calling it a fake on Instagram after receiving hostile messages.
• Meta removed the Facebook page Red And Gold Legacy after SFGATE flagged it, with spokesperson Tracy Clayton confirming the page violated platform rules.
• SFGATE identified additional team‑themed Facebook pages across the NFL that continue to post invented stories and drive traffic to the same WordPress domain.
• Similarweb data cited in the investigation shows the target site drew over 300,000 visits in August, with about 95% from social referrals and revenue from programmatic ads.
• The network’s posts have gained high engagement, including thousands of likes and shares on the fake Kittle item, alongside other false claims tied to reactions to Kirk’s death.