US EditionStephen King Apologizes After Posting & Deleting Charlie Kirk Post With False Claim After His Death
Stephen King retracted his false claim that Charlie Kirk advocated violence against LGBTQ+ people, apologizing after backlash from politicians and public figures.
- On Wednesday, Charlie Kirk, 31-year-old conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder, was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University, and authorities arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, holding him in Utah County Jail.
- Across recent years, Kirk's rhetoric targeting LGBTQ+ issues drew sustained criticism for opposing same-sex marriage, backing Pride flag burning, and citing Leviticus passages selectively in debates.
- Bestselling author Stephen King posted that `He advocated stoning gays to death` on Thursday, then deleted it and apologized repeatedly on X, admitting he was wrong.
- Republican leaders publicly demanded accountability after King's post, with Mike Lee urging legal action and Ted Cruz condemning the false claim, while Jeff Gray expects to file aggravated murder charges by Tuesday.
- The episode intensified concerns about rising political violence and the role of heated rhetoric, as misinformation spreads faster than corrections, urging public figures and American political leaders to promote reconciliation.
25 Articles
25 Articles
Author Stephen King forced into Charlie Kirk apology after claiming he advocated 'stoning gay people' in shocking tweets
Novelist Stephen King sparked outrage after falsely asserting on social media that conservative activist Charlie Kirk had promoted executing gay people through stoning
Infamously Woke Writer Stephen King Faces Potentially Ruinous Suit After He Horribly Defames Charlie Kirk In Wake Of Kirk's Assassination - The American Tribune.com
In a flurry of activity on social media, liberal writer Stephen King was subjected to an hour-long online beatdown after he made a series of vile claims about the recently departed conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, which may open him up to a devastating civil suit. For context, Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University during the middle of a speech where he was addressing leftist violence. After the fateful shot rang out, and Kirk slum…
997wpro.com
Stephen King Apologizes for False Kirk ‘Stoning’ Claim
Author Stephen King apologized Friday for a post on X that, after Charlie Kirk's assassination, falsely claimed the conservative activist had advocated "the stoning of gays to death." In the now-deleted post Thursday, King wrote: "He advocated stoning gays to death. Just sayin." He was reacting to a post Wednesday by Fox News host Jesse Watters, who wrote just hours after Kirk was shot to death: "Charlie Kirk was not a 'controversial' or 'polari…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 63% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
