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Why the Charlie Kirk Conspiracy Theories Will Never Die 59%
By Michael Shermer0%
7/10/2026, 2:18:39 PM
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Michael Shermer on why the conspiracy theories surrounding Charlie Kirk’s assassination refuse to die, even as the evidence against the accused killer mounts.
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
The stronger the evidence becomes, the more elaborate the theories grow.
The reason lies in a psychological tendency to seek causes proportionate to consequential events.
07.10.26 — U.S.
Politics
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This week, the preliminary hearing finally began in the case that sent shock waves around the world: the assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025.
The proceedings, which began Monday in Utah and are expected to conclude on Friday, have surfaced overwhelming evidence against accused killer Tyler Robinson.
For example: He confessed the crime by text to his transgender roommate Lance Twiggs (“you werent the one who did it right???”
“I am, I’m sorry.”); his own parents recognized him from released images, and said that the rifle he used matched that of his grandfather; Robinson’s DNA was found on the rifle’s trigger, a spent cartridge casing, two unspent cartridges, and the towel used to wrap the rifle; surveillance footage showed Robinson jumping down from the rooftop where the fatal shot appeared to be taken; and bullet cartridges recovered at the scene featured engravings (“Hey fascist!
Catch!”
and “OwO what’s this?”)
made with a tool found in Robinson’s bedroom, alongside a shell casing engraved “test shot.”
This is not an exhaustive list.
You might assume, given all this, that the vicious conspiracy theories sparked by Kirk’s assassination, which have infected our society ever since, would have faded.
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