Claims that a bullet test cleared the Charlie Kirk suspect are misleading Experts say the ‘inconclusive’ result is common and does not rule out that the rifle linked to the suspect was used April 7, 2026 Loreben Tuquero
High-profile deaths, war plan texts lead list of most-read news stories in 2025 Gene Hackman and Charlie Kirk’s deaths drew high reader interest from large news sites, as did politics, breaking news and some unusual enterprise December 22, 2025 Jennifer Orsi
JD Vance blames the left for political violence. Decades of data tell another story. The vice president pointed to a six-month snapshot of rising left-wing attacks. The longer trend tells a very different story. October 22, 2025 Amy Sherman
People used AI to make dozens of fake celebrity tributes to Charlie Kirk. Millions believed them Fake tribute songs from Adele, Eminem and Taylor Swift drew millions of YouTube views, illustrating how quickly AI can fake emotion and fool audiences October 7, 2025 Loreben Tuquero
Opinion | Journalism falters when it fails to acknowledge history A conversation between Ezra Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates reminds us political violence is not new, and journalism needs history to tell the full story October 2, 2025 Nicole Slaughter Graham
Opinion | Jimmy Kimmel is back tonight. So many questions remain. Will he address the controversy? Apologize? Be pulled again if he says something the president dislikes? Will his return be celebrated or condemned? September 23, 2025 Tom Jones
Trump allies want a ‘Charlie Kirk Act,’ but the law they cite never held media ‘accountable for lying’ Supporters urged renaming Smith-Mundt after Charlie Kirk and said it punished dishonest news. History and experts say that’s false. September 19, 2025 Loreben Tuquero
Opinion | Why unsigned newspaper editorials no longer work The Boston Globe’s response to Charlie Kirk’s murder highlighted how anonymous editorials can sound hollow and out of touch September 18, 2025 Ellen Clegg
Opinion | A Washington Post columnist was fired following social media posts about Charlie Kirk’s killing Karen Attiah says she upheld journalistic values by condemning violence without ‘false mourning,’ but the Post told her she crossed the line September 16, 2025 Tom Jones
Opinion | Where does divided America turn in these disturbing times? In a polarized moment, Trump and his allies inflamed tensions, while rare voices turned to national media to plead for peace September 15, 2025 Tom Jones
An AI-generated book about Charlie Kirk’s assassination wasn’t published before the shooting Amazon said the Sept. 9 publication date on an e-book about the killing was a mistake caused by a technical error September 15, 2025 Samantha Putterman
Opinion | The haunting reach of political violence online A divided nation reckons with the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the burden of social media virality September 12, 2025 Tom Jones
Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights the rise of political violence in America The US has a long history of political violence, but experts warn the current surge is different September 12, 2025 Louis Jacobson
Opinion | The human cost of witnessing violence online I was 14 when I found the murder video of a journalist on a file-sharing site. Today, violence finds us before we can look away. September 11, 2025 Ren LaForme
Opinion | Reactions to the shooting death of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk The shooting drew immediate, wall-to-wall coverage and raw on-air reactions from prominent media voices September 11, 2025 Tom Jones
