At the Charlie Kirk memorial, did Elon Musk say the conservative organizer and podcaster "...did not live to be erased by the lost...we will not let that sacrifice go unnoticed"? No, that's not true: Musk was not one of the speakers at the September 21, 2025, memorial service held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. He does not appear…
Is there any evidence that Charlie Kirk's widow Erika Kirk's "Romanian Angels" or "Everyday Heroes like You" ministries were accused of "snatching children only to send them straight into sex and organ trafficking networks in the United Kingdom and Israel? No, that's not true: A review of Romanian court records and media reports by Lead Stories' Romanian staff found only…
Did the servers for gay dating app Grindr in Phoenix or Glendale have problems handling increased traffic related to Charlie Kirk's memorial service in Arizona on September 21, 2025? No, that's not true: A website named Downdetector did show an increase in outage reports around that time but according to their methodology the graphs on the service are at least…
Is the privately owned aircraft with the tail number N888KG known to be part of the investigation of the assassination of Charlie Kirk? No, that's not true: On September 21, 2025, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on social media that the investigation ruled out any connection between the shooting and the plane's flights on the day Kirk was shot. The…
Did California Governor Newsom suspend Kid Rock from performing in the Golden State? No, that's not true: A message posted on X.com by the California governor on his official press office account is satirical. It's one in a series Newsom's staff posted in 2025, mocking and parodying President Donald Trump's social media posts. There is no evidence that Kid Rock…
Did Travis Kelce or other celebrities make a public statement that Jimmy Kimmel should leave America? No, that's not true: This is a made-up story which has been repeated using the same formula with many different famous names. At least nine variations of this story have been published on Facebook by pages originating overseas -- none of them are true.…
Did Charlie Kirk say "Equal pay isn't just a women's issue; when women get equal pay, their family incomes rise and the whole family benefits."? No, there's no evidence for that: The quote is widely attributed to former U.S. Representative Michael M. Honda. It was attributed to Charlie Kirk by a parody account on X named "Rep. Jack Kimble" which…
Did Ozzy Osbourne's widow Sharon storm off "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" or "Jimmy Fallon's show" over remarks about Charlie Kirk? No, that's not true: Osbourne did not appear on either show since the death of Charlie Kirk. The story originated on a Vietnamese clickbait website that mixed up late-night show TV hosts. It appeared as an article (archived here) published by…
Did singer Pink publish a defense of Jimmy Kimmel on social media that read "Freedom of speech cannot be bought with money; it is the voice of the people."? No, that's not true: No such post appeared on any of the social media channels of the singer. The story was promoted by a Facebook page managed from abroad. The claim…
Does a Superman poster in a Dairy Queen prove Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson was not photographed hours after the September 10, 2025, shooting? No, that's not true: Podcaster Candace Owens shared a security camera image that she said showed Robinson at a DQ in Orem, Utah, just six hours after the shooting. The presence of the Superman poster,…
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