The left couldn’t wait. Within hours of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, they went straight to work not just on attacking his politics, but on rewriting his legacy with flat-out lies. While conservatives mourned the loss of a husband, a father of two, and a patriot who built Turning Point USA into a force for young Americans, the left and their media allies began their favorite game: character assassination. They twisted his words, distorted his record, and in many cases just invented things out of thin air. Let’s set the record straight.

Lie #1: Charlie Kirk Said Black People Were Better Off in Slavery
This claim spread like wildfire on social media and even made its way into BET, where a writer alleged Kirk said Black Americans were “better off during slavery.” Convenient problem: no video, no source, no proof. The closest anyone can come is a clip from a debate on affirmative action where Kirk condemned Jim Crow as “evil” but pointed to data showing Black Americans were economically better off in the 1940s and 1950s compared to the post–Civil Rights era. His point? That government intervention actually harmed families and fueled poverty. The woman debating him twisted that into “thriving under subjugation.” Slavery? He never said it. Another smear.

Lie #2: Kirk Said Black Women Have Inferior Intelligence
Snopes, that bastion of “fact-checking,” called this one “true” — but buried in their own fine print was the fact that Kirk wasn’t talking about all Black women. He specifically criticized four high-profile figures: Joy Reid, Michelle Obama, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Kirk argued they were beneficiaries of affirmative action and said bluntly they lacked “the brain processing power to be taken seriously” without it. Harsh? Sure. A blanket statement about millions of women? Absolutely not. The left just inflated a targeted critique into an attack on an entire demographic, because that’s what they do.

Lie #3: Kirk Said Gun Deaths Are ‘Worth It’ for the Second Amendment
This one is all over X. The soundbite: “Charlie Kirk said gun deaths are worth it.” The context: Kirk explained that no society with an armed citizenry will ever have zero gun deaths, but that the Second Amendment is the safeguard of all other freedoms. His exact words: “I think it’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year, so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God given rights.” He wasn’t celebrating tragedy. He was acknowledging the reality that liberty comes at a cost — the same way we don’t ban cars because some people drive drunk. The left just clipped it to sound monstrous.

Lie #4: Kirk Called for Killing Gays
This is one of the ugliest smears. Author Stephen King even fell for it before deleting his tweet. NPR also pushed the narrative, claiming Kirk advocated stoning gays. In reality, Kirk was critiquing YouTube personality Ms. Rachel, who cherry-picked Bible verses to justify “Happy Pride.” Kirk pointed out the wider Biblical context, noting that if you’re going to quote Leviticus, you can’t ignore the parts about sexual morality. He was making a theological argument about cherry-picking scripture — not calling for violence. But hey, why let context get in the way of a good hit job?

Lie #5: Kirk Was a Dangerous Extremist
The media paints him as a dangerous radical who “inspired violence.” But let’s remember Kirk’s own words: “What is so important to our country is to find our disagreements respectfully. When people stop talking, that’s when violence happens.” He lived through restaurant mobs, assaults, and death threats. His message? Don’t dehumanize your opponents, talk to them. That’s the opposite of extremism — and probably why the left had to invent new lies to smear him.

Here’s the truth: Charlie Kirk was a flawed but fearless fighter who stood up for free speech, faith, and the Constitution. The lies being spread now aren’t just attacks on him — they’re attacks on every conservative who refuses to bow down to the left’s narrative. But lies crumble when confronted with truth, and that’s what Kirk built his life’s work on.

And that’s why, even in death, his message is stronger than their smear campaign. Because the truth, as Kirk often reminded us, doesn’t need spin. It just needs courage to be spoken.