Overview

• Theveßen acknowledged that he wrongly said Kirk endorsed stoning homosexuals, calling his own wording a mistake caused by an over-shortened quotation.
• He clarified that the Bible passage Kirk referenced in Leviticus mentions capital punishment but not stoning, and said he had misrepresented it.
• The apology and correction were published on September 26 in ZDF’s podcast Der Trump-Effekt and were first reported by the portal Nius.
• German outlets including WELT, BILD, and Junge Freiheit reported the mea culpa on October 1, noting Theveßen had repeated the claim in prior TV and podcast appearances.
• He has faced sharp criticism in the charged aftermath of Kirk’s killing, including attacks by Richard Grenell, who labeled him left-wing radical and urged U.S. visa revocation.