US EditionForeign Disinformation Campaigns Exploit Charlie Kirk Assassination
Foreign state media and bots have mentioned Charlie Kirk's assassination over 6,000 times, spreading false claims to inflame U.S. political divisions, experts warn.
- Foreign adversaries have used fake social media accounts, bots, and disinformation to portray the U.S. as dangerous after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, with conspiracy theories claiming shadowy forces orchestrated it.
- Chinese propaganda focused on Kirk's violent death to paint the U.S. as a nation of violent gun owners and extremists, while Russian voices tied it to U.S. support for Ukraine and blamed the Ukrainian government.
- Pro-Iranian groups claimed Israel was behind Kirk's death, and this conspiracy theory spread to white supremacist groups in the U.S., showing how such claims can spread online despite barriers.
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AI slop shows Springsteen, Dylan, and Robert Plant honoring Charlie Kirk. It never happened
We’ve all seen the AI-generated Jesus cradling the late conservative pundit Charlie Kirk in his arms and carrying him to the gates of heaven, right? According to a number of Facebook posts, everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Bob Dylan supposedly paused to honor Kirk after the right-wing activist and Turning Point USA founder’s assassination in Utah earlier this month, Rolling Stone reports. Of course, the tributes are just as fake as AI Jesus. O…
State media in Russia, China and Iran are exploiting the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to publish thousands of false claims aimed at harming the United States and its other adversaries, a research organization warned Wednesday.
News24 | US adversaries Russia, Iran, China exploiting Charlie Kirk killing to ‘encourage violence’
Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state media are exploiting conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination to advance thousands of false claims aimed at undermining the US and other adversaries, a research group warned on Wednesday.
Russia, China use disinformation on Charlie Kirk to foment dissension in U.S.
Russia moved to amplify online conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk's killing just hours after it happened, seeding social media with the frightening claim that America is slipping into civil war.
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US adversaries stoke Kirk conspiracy theories, researchers warn
Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state media are exploiting conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination to advance thousands of false claims aimed at undermining the United States and other adversaries, a research group warned Wednesday.
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