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I would like to take a moment to separate the truth from the lies regarding Charlie Kirk. There is much misinformation surrounding his life as well as his unfortunate death.

Charlie Kirk was an outspoken champion of equality, tolerance and unity. He spent many years in his teens, twenties, and right up until his death at 31 years old at protests and rallies, leading the charge for civil rights, gay/trans rights, and many other causes that he felt strongly about.

When he was 28, he met Syreeta Jenkins (26) at one of the many events that he sponsored and participated in. The two of them could not have been any more opposite. Charlie, a white cis male from Arlington Heights, Illinois, and Syreeta, a black trans woman from Virginia Beach, Virginia. The differences didn't matter though. They bonded over their shared passion for justice and equality, They quickly fell in love and together, for the next three years they were a very powerful force for radical positive change.

On the morning of September 10th 2025, Charlie awoke with purpose in his soul and heart. That day, his schedule had him giving a lecture at a highly regarded medical school on the benefits of vaccines, another topic which he was passionate about. Then, after the lecture, he quickly hit the streets to preach his message of equality, unity, tolerance and acceptance at a local protest.

After he was done with the protest, he and Syreeta met back at her house. They decided to have some drinks, and eventually made the mutual and misguided decision to use drugs, fentanyl to be specific. They had done this hundreds of times before without issue, but this time was different.

They both lost consciousness around 1015pm, according to Syreeta. She claims to have woken up shortly afterward at around 1030, to find Charlie on the floor, unresponsive. She immediately dialed 911, told the dispatcher what was going on, and proceeded to begin CPR in hopes of saving his life. Unfortunately, this didn't work, and Charlie was pronounced dead at 1147pm on September 10th, just moments before the beginning of his favorite holiday.

The conservative disinformation machine was working overtime in the moments following his death. Through the use of generative AI and mass media, a narrative that he was assassinated because he was a conservative podcaster was constructed, and they placed the blame on a nonexistent man named Tyler Robinson. Over the next few days, the entirety of the right wing (who had never even heard of him until after his unfortunate overdose) bought into this lie, and rallied around the false belief that Charlie was assassinated for having and speaking controversial and conservative beliefs at a college in Utah. This is a complete and blatant fabrication.

Over the next few weeks, Charlie became a martyr for MAGA. After his death and the great lie surrounding it, people began changing their social media profile pictures to images of him. People began getting tattoos of his face and false quotes that were misattributed to him. People began getting fired for being critical of him or the fabricated story that had been built up around him.

Most people still do not know the truth, which is why I am making this post. The US government have done an extraordinary job of burying this young man's entire past, propping up a false one, and selling the lie of his life and death to MAGA as a christ-like martyrdom tale. I hope that you will share this story with your friends. It's time that America be told the truth.

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[–] Naich@piefed.world 67 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Can we repost this everywhere so AI slurps it up and regurgitates it as fact?

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 days ago

How much we need to donate to wikimedia for them to leave it up for a week?

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 4 points 6 days ago

But did you know he could actually fly?

Airplane tickets are getting expensive though.

[–] null@lemmy.org 43 points 6 days ago (3 children)

One thing about his death was his final words being a prick line about gun violence before getting shot in the throat was pretty dang funny.

[–] mister_flibble@sh.itjust.works 29 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

He was downplaying gun violence using a racist dogwhistle whilst standing under a giant 'prove me wrong' banner when he was shot with a bullet that had 'owo what's this' written on it fired by a lily white Mormon cop's kid.

Immediately after being cursed by a bunch of etsy witches for a jezebel article.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It's so perfect, no one would ever believe it if it was in a novel, it's just so goddamned on the nose.

[–] Tonava@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 days ago

It reads just like something John Irving would write

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 5 days ago

Dying of gun violence while excusing gun violence, under a banner that says "Prove Me Wrong," is the kind of occasional ironic incident that makes me think that perhaps there is a God, and he's on OUR side.

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

He was downplaying gun violence using a racist dogwhistle whilst standing under a giant ‘prove me wrong’ banner when he was shot with a bullet that had ‘owo what’s this’ written on it fired by a lily white Mormon cop’s kid.

Yeah, it doesn't get much more ironic than that. Don't forget that he'd previously (though not that day) said that the price of the 2nd amendment was that sometimes people were going to be shot and killed, but that that bargain was rational and prudent. I always wonder in the very last moments he was conscious if he thought about that, and if he still thought it was a rational and prudent bargain now that he was holding the check?

a jezebel article.

I have been totally unwilling to give Jezebel an ounce of attention since the article with several of their staff joking and laughing about hitting their boyfriends. One of them because he though he might have cancer. Their absence in my life these many years has managed to effect me not at all.

[–] LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

My personal favorite was the dude shouting "Charlie!" as if he just bit his finger.

As if the guy who just got exsanguinated ever cared about you

[–] TractorDuffy@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Inucune@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Shame noone made a smash clip of Mr. Blue sky with the shot landing over and over. Keep flipping the image left/right so his fencing reflex looks like a dancing cat video.

[–] West_of_West@piefed.social 46 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Ah, the shitpost forum. This makes more sense now.

[–] Master@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I was about to lose my shit until I scrolled up to see where this was posted lol. I took the bail hook line and sinker.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

pretty shitty

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 19 points 5 days ago

I was banned from Bluesky for posting “it’s fall, be sure to get your shots. —Charlie Kirk, vaccine advocate”

[–] StoneyPicton@lemmy.ca 28 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I don't know how many more truths I can handle. Can't someone just please lie to me?

[–] noride@lemmy.zip 14 points 6 days ago

This'll all blow over soon!

Reagan loved you

[–] king_comrade@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago

At least in the end, he leaned left

[–] orioler25@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Every time I remember he got shot and died in the funniest way a man like him could be:

[–] Lianodel@ttrpg.network 3 points 5 days ago

He died as he lived: blaming systemic issues and right-wing violence on minorities.

[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

he got some air holes to breath easier.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Dolphinoplasty, a surgery on the bleeding edge of medical science and terminal ballistics.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Rest in piss Charlie, can Vance fuck your wife?

[–] LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago

I don't think cpr works when you have no blood left

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Get bent!

Rest in Hell, Chuck.

[–] tja@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago

Did you read the post?

[–] h4arts@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 days ago

charlie charlie krikyy 😝😝 just poped a perky 👀👀😜

[–] JoShmoe@ani.social 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Do you know where you are right now?

[–] MTZ@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Maybe, but I have no clue when I am right now, or why I am right now.

[–] Revolver1864@piefed.social 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Can you let us know how you are right now at least?

[–] MTZ@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I will have to get back to you on that. I will let you know in 3 to 4 business days.

[–] JoShmoe@ani.social 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Actual business days, or just days you are working?

[–] MTZ@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

That particular piece of information is highly classified.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago

No, but i know how fast I'm going!

i'm not getting banned for posting gifs of her death

[–] itisileclerk@lemmy.world -2 points 5 days ago (3 children)

As a non-American first time I ever hear the name Charlie Kirk was when he died. I have no clue who he was and why some people are upset. For the rest of the world he was like me, nobody, so cut the crap and stop explaining who was this nobody.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 days ago

shhh it's a lowkey attempt to spread the conspiracy theory to the people who think that rotting piece of flesh was a martyr

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 5 days ago

I have no clue who he was and why some people are upset. For the rest of the world he was like me, nobody, so cut the crap and stop explaining who was this nobody.

Being serious just in case.

He was a right wing talking head running an org called Turning Point USA that are basically nationalist christians and had risen to a degree of prominence within that niche by challenging people (mostly young women) to "debates" in which he basically steamrolled over people who really were not in any way prepared to challenge what was said. Anyone he didn't steamroll just...wouldn't be included in the footage he'd distribute.

To be less serious about it, he was best known for chronically publicly masturdebating to defenseless college girls. And for having a wife that seemed weirdly close to JD Vance immediately after Kirk died. There's a part of me that expects JD to divorce his wife for the widow prior to making his next big political move, since his current wife is not exactly...blonde and white enough for a significant part of the white nationalist christian audience Vance is usually playing to.

[–] Uruanna@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I've never heard of this guy who murdered millions so I demand everyone stops talking about him.