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Since the assassination of political activist and influencer Charlie Kirk last week, there has been no shortage of discussion of both Kirk and his alleged assassin, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. One of the focal points of those discussions has been the lies spread about Kirk and the alleged killer.
It began almost as soon as Kirk was killed, with leftists immediately spreading the narrative that Kirk was some sort of right-wing radical. Tim Graham with the Media Research Center addressed that, saying, "I think on the left, anybody that is a fervent supporter of President Trump, someone that worked to get President Trump re-elected, is a MAGA extremist."
Graham also addressed the lie that many on the left pushed, including now former late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel, that Robinson was also a radical right-winger. Graham said, "Somehow he's to the right of Trump? With all the evidence that we've seen, the testimony of his family, obviously he did become not just left, but radical left."
So how do we address the spreading of these lies? Graham suggested starting at the top, explaining that, "Twitter accounts that have 99 followers are going to say whatever they want and get kicks out of it. We have to start with the people who think that they are the most influential and important people in America and say, 'You're lying to the public.'"
Graham pointed to Kimmel's firing earlier this week as an example of that.