After Charlie Kirk’s killing, false claims flourish online — with help from US adversaries
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The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week unleashed a wave of false information about the shooter’s identity and motivation by U.S. adversaries, including Russia, China and Iran.
Mentions of Charlie Kirk appeared more than 6,000 times across official media in China, Russia and Iran between Sept. 10-17, according to misinformation tracker NewsGuard.
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