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Foreign Disinformation About Charlie Kirk's Killing Seeks to Widen US Divisions
- Russia strengthened online conspiracy theories regarding Charlie Kirk’s killing shortly after it occurred, claiming that America is descending into civil war.
- Chinese and pro-Iranian groups spread disinformation about Kirk’s death, with some promoting antisemitic theories and others asserting U.S. dysfunction.
- Foreign disinformation constitutes a small fraction of online chatter but risks undermining efforts to heal political divisions.
- Imran Ahmed, CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, stated that social media companies should do more to combat foreign disinformation and prevent violence.
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Foreign disinformation about Charlie Kirk's killing seeks to widen US divisions
Russia moved quickly to exploit conservative activist Charlie Kirk's shooting death at a Utah college, with groups linked to the Kremlin spreading false and misleading claims that experts say are designed to incite violence.
·United States
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Liberal Disinformation Campaign Convinces Plurality of Americans That Charlie Kirk's Killer Was Republican
The plurality of Americans surveyed in a YouGov poll bought into the false narrative that the alleged assassin of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk is a Republican. Several notable […] The post Liberal Disinformation Campaign Convinces Plurality of Americans That Charlie Kirk's Killer Was Republican appeared first on The Western Journal.
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Leaning Left11Leaning Right3Center40Last UpdatedBias Distribution74% Center
Bias Distribution
- 74% of the sources are Center
74% Center
L 20%
C 74%
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