Conservatives falsely accused her of assassinating Charlie Kirk. It started with Dr. Pepper jokes

Libby Denkmann

Sarah Leibovitz

Sami West

September 16, 2025 / 1:43 pm

A Seattle woman is sharing her story — and hoping to clear her name — after being falsely identified as Charlie Kirk’s assassin in some right-wing social media circles last week.

Kirk, a popular conservative influencer and a co-founder of the conservative youth activist organization Turning Point USA, was fatally shot Wednesday while speaking at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University.

The shooting set off a 33-hour manhunt, as authorities struggled to identify the alleged shooter, and thus, a motive. Some, desperate for answers, took to social media with conspiracy theories about who Kirk’s murderer might be.

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