Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk is a pro-Trump troll and founder of the conservative student-oriented Turning Point USA. He has a history of pushing right-wing hoaxes and conspiracy theories.

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Meet Charlie Kirk, The “Boy Wonder” Trump Ally Behind A Poorly Sourced McCarthy-Like Watchlist Of Professors

12/02/16 11:32 AM EST
Trump elevated Charlie Kirk's false claim about French protesters chanting his name. That never happened.

12/04/18 3:58 PM EST
The perfectly incoherent Trumpism of Charlie Kirk's Campus Battlefield

10/12/18 8:45 AM EDT

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Media Matters weekly newsletter, October 13

10/13/23 10:59 AM EDT
After Hamas attack in Israel, right-wing media revert to post-9/11 tropes

10/13/23 10:25 AM EDT
Charlie Kirk: “Buy weapons. Buy ammo. If you go into a public place, bring a gun with you.”

10/12/23 3:48 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk hosts white nationalist writer Steve Sailer to attack minorities

10/11/23 5:52 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk tells audience to keep firearms to use on “activated” terrorist immigrants

10/11/23 2:03 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk: The “vast majority of Muslims” live “in the 1300s” and hold a “medieval worldview”

10/11/23 1:11 PM EDT
Right-wing media use Hamas’ attacks on Israel to fearmonger about immigrants in the United States

10/10/23 5:11 PM EDT
Jim Jordan is racking up right-wing media endorsements for his House speaker campaign

10/06/23 12:53 PM EDT
Media Matters weekly newsletter, October 6

10/06/23 10:53 AM EDT
Charlie Kirk refers to Democrats as “maggots, vermin, and swine”

10/05/23 2:27 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk wants his ally Newt Gingrich to apologize for castigating House Republicans that pushed out McCarthy

10/04/23 2:36 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk: “We lost the messaging war” on the government shutdown

10/03/23 12:56 PM EDT

Featured

Meet Charlie Kirk, The “Boy Wonder” Trump Ally Behind A Poorly Sourced McCarthy-Like Watchlist Of Professors

Trump elevated Charlie Kirk's false claim about French protesters chanting his name. That never happened.

The perfectly incoherent Trumpism of Charlie Kirk's Campus Battlefield

The Latest

Media Matters weekly newsletter, October 13

After Hamas attack in Israel, right-wing media revert to post-9/11 tropes

Charlie Kirk: “Buy weapons. Buy ammo. If you go into a public place, bring a gun with you.”

Charlie Kirk hosts white nationalist writer Steve Sailer to attack minorities

Charlie Kirk tells audience to keep firearms to use on “activated” terrorist immigrants

Charlie Kirk: The “vast majority of Muslims” live “in the 1300s” and hold a “medieval worldview”

Right-wing media use Hamas’ attacks on Israel to fearmonger about immigrants in the United States

Jim Jordan is racking up right-wing media endorsements for his House speaker campaign

Media Matters weekly newsletter, October 6

Charlie Kirk refers to Democrats as “maggots, vermin, and swine”

Charlie Kirk wants his ally Newt Gingrich to apologize for castigating House Republicans that pushed out McCarthy

Charlie Kirk: “We lost the messaging war” on the government shutdown