In the first week after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, some in the media and on the Left have tried to either justify or dismiss his death by spreading lies about what he said. Glenn Beck reviews an article by The Federalist, which debunked the 5 biggest lies.
Several false claims about Charlie Kirk have circulated widely, particularly following his death on September 17, 2025. These claims have been repeated across social media and by public figures, but have been debunked by multiple sources.
One of the most prominent falsehoods is that Kirk claimed Black people were better off during slavery. This is inaccurate; Kirk was referencing data showing stronger Black family structures and lower crime rates in the 1940s and 1950s under Jim Crow, which he described as “evil,” and questioning what societal changes occurred after the Civil Rights Act.
He did not claim slavery was beneficial.
Another widespread lie is that Kirk stated Black women lack “brain processing power” as a generalization. In context, Kirk was criticizing four specific Black women—Joy Reid, Michelle Obama, Sheila Jackson Lee, and Ketanji Brown Jackson—whom he accused of being unqualified affirmative action appointees.
While Snopes initially rated a version of the quote as “true,” it clarified that Kirk was not making a broad statement about all Black women, but targeting individuals.
A third false claim is that Kirk advocated for the stoning of gay people. This misrepresents his commentary on biblical passages. During a podcast, Kirk referenced Leviticus to argue that selective use of scripture—such as quoting “love your neighbor” while ignoring other parts—is inconsistent.
He stated that the Bible calls for stoning in certain contexts, not that he personally supported it.
Prominent figures like Stephen King and Alastair Campbell falsely accused him of advocating violence and later apologized.
A fourth lie is that Kirk used the racial slur “chink” toward an Asian woman during a debate. In reality, he was repeatedly saying “Cenk,” referring to Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks, during a 2018 Politicon event.
The misinterpretation gained traction online despite video evidence and contemporaneous media reports clarifying the context.
Lastly, it has been falsely claimed that Kirk celebrated gun deaths as “worth it” for Second Amendment rights. His actual statement acknowledged the tragic reality of gun violence but argued that the right to bear arms is necessary to protect other fundamental liberties, comparing it to accepting car accidents as a risk of automobile use.
He said, “I think it’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year, so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights,” framing it as a rational trade-off, not a celebration of violence.
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