Is a video in which JD Vance explains why tilting Charlie Kirk's coffin thirty degrees was done to protect his corpse from further damage real? No, that's not true: According to a specialized detection tool the audio in the clip was gener
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eminem And Kid Rock Did NOT Bury Their Differences To Launch A Charity in Charlie Kirk’s Name
Did Eminem and Kid Rock bury their political differences to launch a charity in Charlie Kirk's name, called "Charlie Kirk: From Debate to Great?" No, that's not true: The article making the claim offers no credible sources and the timelin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Damien Slash Video Shows Him Saying He Got Fired Over Charlie Kirk Comments — Not Real
Did a man named Damien Slash get fired from a job at Microsoft over comments he made on Bluesky about the killing of Charlie Kirk as he explained in a viral video? No, that's not true: The man with the nose ring who said he worked for six
The Dispatch→ Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Shocks America
The political activist leaves behind a complicated legacy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Claiming Dolly Parton, Adam Lambert, Elton John, Barry Gibb, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Vince Gill, Sam Pittman, Cade Klubnik, Or Marc Marquez Honored Charlie Kirk Are Not Real
Did singers Dolly Parton, Adam Lambert, Elton John, Barry Gibb, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Vince Gill, sports figures Sam Pittman, Cade Klubnik, or Marc Marquez honor Charlie Kirk by calling for a moment of silence or by attending
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Paul McCartney Tribute To Charlie Kirk Did NOT Happen — Bogus Story From Foreign Clickbait Site
Did Paul McCartney hold one minute of silence for Charlie Kirk and the victims of 9/11 during a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York? No, that's not true: The story was made up by a Facebook page and website managed by someone in
The Dispatch→ The Problem with ‘They’ | Ruminant
Is political violence part of our culture?
The Dispatch→ Why We Still Need Rom-coms
And why 'Materialists' doesn’t count.
The Dispatch→ The ‘Right’ Way to Have a Baby
The surrogacy industry is booming. A lot of questions remain.
The Dispatch→ Je Suis Charlie
The best way to honor or oppose Charlie Kirk’s legacy is to keep arguing—peacefully and courageously.
The Dispatch→ Threats and Threats and ‘Threats’
What Charlie Kirk was, and wasn’t.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tyler Robinson Was NOT Wearing A Trump Shirt In Photo — The Original Image Of Kirk Shooting Suspect Was Edited
Does an authentic photo show Tyler Robinson wearing a Trump T-shirt? No, that's not true: The photo of Robinson is real, but it has been digitally manipulated. The shirt he was wearing in the original photo was plain with no printing and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tyler Robinson, Suspect In Charlie Kirk Shooting, Is NOT A Registered Republican — He Selected ‘Unaffiliated’ When Registering To Vote
Is Tyler Robinson, the suspect in custody for the shooting of Charlie Kirk, a Republican? No, that's not true: Voter registration records in Utah show he chose to vote neither as a Democrat nor as a Republican. He registered as "Unaffilia
PolitiFact→ Michael Whatley – Whatley falsely accuses Cooper of bearing ‘direct responsibility’ for Charlotte stabbing
Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper “bears direct responsibility” for the fatal stabbing of a woman on the Charlotte rail system.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Story About Dale Earnhardt Jr. Fierce Statement Against Charlie Kirk Shooter Originated On Clickbait Site
Did a viral story about Dale Earnhardt Jr. making a fierce statement against the Charlie Kirk shooter come from an actual news source? No, that's not true: The story appeared on a foreign-run clickbait site and Facebook page and showed si
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Video Does NOT Show Tyler Robinson Speaking At Event For Democratic Socialists of America
Does a viral clip show Tyler Robinson speaking in front of an audience at an event organized by the Democratic Socialists of America? No, that's not true: The original caption said it was a different person who doesn't even look like the
FactCheck.org→ Trump Again Overstates Number of Drug Overdose Deaths in U.S.
Reviving an unfounded claim he has made for several years, President Donald Trump on Sept. 5 overstated the number of Americans who died in 2024 of drug overdoses, saying that he believed 300,000 or “350,000 people died last year from drugs
FactCheck.org→ Trump Again Overstates Number of Drug Overdose Deaths in U.S.
Reviving an unfounded claim he has made for several years, President Donald Trump on Sept. 5 overstated the number of Americans who died in 2024 of drug overdoses, saying that he believed 300,000 or “350,000 people died last year from drugs
The Dispatch→ There Is No ‘They.’ Only ‘We.’
Only one person shot Charlie Kirk. But we are all responsible for the state of our country.
FactCheck.org→ Viral Claims About Charlie Kirk’s Words
Since the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, social media users have shared posts showing, quoting or paraphrasing remarks the posts attribute to the conservative activist. Many readers have asked us to provide the facts on whether Kirk, the
FactCheck.org→ Viral Claims About Charlie Kirk’s Words
Since the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, social media users have shared posts showing, quoting or paraphrasing remarks the posts attribute to the conservative activist. Many readers have asked us to provide the facts on whether Kirk, the
PolitiFact→ Tyler Robinson: What's known about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect's politics, bullet casing etchings
Facts about Tyler Robinson, suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting
PolitiFact→ X posts – AI-generated book about Charlie Kirk assassination wasn’t published before the shooting
A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged.
PolitiFact→ X posts – AI-generated book about Charlie Kirk assassination wasn’t published before the shooting
A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Qatar Demanded That U.S. Return Plane ‘Gifted’ To Trump Administration
Did Qatar "demand" returning the jet it gave to the Trump administration in the late spring of 2025? No, that's not true: As of September 12, 2025, Lead Stories found no credible reports corroborating the claim. The Qatari Ministry of For
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect, Wearing a Democratic Socialists T-Shirt
Does a photo spread virally on social media show Tyler Robinson, the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk? No, that's not true: This is a photo of Jack Bellows, a cochair of the Salt Lake Democratic Socialists. During the manhunt
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Politics Roundup: Will the Charlie Kirk Assassination Reshape American Politics?
Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story Promising Video Of Charlie Kirk’s Father Collapsing In Grief Originated On Vietnamese Clickbait Site — No Such Video, Story Used 2008 Obituary Photo Of Man Who Is Not Kirk’s Father
Is there a video of Charlie Kirk's father collapsing in grief at a memorial set up outside the Turning Point USA headquarters? No, that's not true: The promise of a video of Kirk's Father collapsing is a clickbait ploy. There is no video
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tale About ‘Water Grandfather’ ‘Hank Wilcox’ Giving Free Water To Migrants In ‘Henry County’ Does NOT Document Real-Life Events
Does a viral post tell a true story of Hank Wilcox, a 71-year-old farmer and the father of a deceased service member, helping migrants with free water in "Henry County,"? No, that's not true: News reports about the farmer cited in viral p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Shooting Of Charlie Kirk’ Book Was NOT Published On Amazon By ‘Anastasia J. Casey’ Day Before Kirk Shooting
Was "The Shooting Of Charlie Kirk" book published by "Anastasia J. Casey" the day before Kirk was shot and killed in Utah? No, that's not true: An Amazon spokesperson told Lead Stories the title was published in the late afternoon on Sept
Full Fact→ ‘Afghanistan earthquake’ images used by major UK media outlets were likely made with AI
The Times, Mirror and others have now removed the images after Full Fact got in contact.
Full Fact→ UK’s failure to sign AI Action statement undermines credibility
Press release from Tuesday 11 February 2025. Full Fact responds to the diplomatic declaration by the international AI Action Summit in Paris .
Full Fact→ John Lewis Bugaboo offer is not real
Facebook posts have claimed John Lewis is offering the strollers for very low prices, but the retailer has confirmed that no such offer exists.
AllSides→ After Kirk’s Death, a False Social Media Post on Partisan Reaction to Violence
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/09/after-kirks-death-a-false-social-media-post-on-partisan-reaction-to-violence/
The Dispatch→ The Qatar Strike
Israel’s attack marks a new stage in the war, and in Qatar’s relationship with the West.
Full Fact→ Has the Premier League ‘banned’ rainbow armbands and shoelaces?
The Premier League is no longer taking part in the ‘Rainbow Laces’ campaign, but neither rainbow laces nor armbands have been banned by the Premier League or Football Association.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story About Elon Musk Pledging To Pay Expenses Of Charlie Kirk’s Children Originated On Vietnamese Clickbait Farm
Did Elon Musk step in and pledge to pay all living and educational expenses for the children of Charlie Kirk? No, that's not true: That story originated on a website and Facebook page run by someone in Vietnam and it contained several hal
The Dispatch→ Charlie Kirk’s Death | Roundtable
Is political violence part of our culture?
The Dispatch→ The Face of the Young Right
Charlie Kirk inspired a generation of activists who will shape politics, culture, and the media.
The Dispatch→ A Deeper Strain of Political Violence
The past year has seen attacks on public figures, institutions, and now, an activist.