Candace Owens on hit list
Executive summary
Candace Owens has publicly identified herself as the target of a New Jersey man, Haim Braverman, who pleaded guilty to making death threats and whose posts included video threats naming a political commentator; multiple outlets report Owens says the FBI contacted her and that Braverman’s sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 15, 2025 [1] [2]. Separately, Owens has made broader and unverified claims tying high-profile actors and mysterious “hits” to the September 10, 2025, killing of Charlie Kirk; those assertions have spread through podcasts and social media but are reported as allegations by outlets such as the Times of India and Hindustan Times [3] [4] [5].
1. A named defendant, a criminal complaint and Owens’ claim of victimhood
Reporting from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and others summarizes the U.S. Attorney’s Office account that Haim Braverman, 47, of Morris Plains, New Jersey, posted a video and group-chat messages threatening the life of an unnamed political commentator after a public debate; several outlets say Owens identified herself as that victim and that she was contacted by the FBI [1] [2]. The criminal filings and news reports link Braverman to an online group called “Real Jewish,” and note a screenshot showing him wearing a kippah in the threatening video [1] [2].
2. What authorities have and have not said
Available sources report Braverman pleaded guilty and that sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 15, 2025, and they repeat the U.S. Attorney’s description of the threats; they do not publish, in these excerpts, an official FBI statement directly naming Owens as the victim in public filings—Owens herself announced she received a “victim packet” and that federal agents contacted her [1] [6]. If readers want government confirmation beyond press statements, current reporting in these pieces does not provide a public DOJ/FBI press release explicitly quoting Owens as the named victim [6].
3. Owens’ broader claims and the Charlie Kirk connection
Following Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting on Sept. 10, 2025, Candace Owens made a series of public assertions—on podcasts and social platforms—that Kirk warned he was in danger before he was shot and that she believes people inside Turning Point USA have been silent or hiding facts; she has also floated larger, more sensational claims implicating foreign leaders and alleged conspiracies around Kirk’s death [4] [3] [5]. Those claims are reported by outlets such as the Times of India and Hindustan Times as Owens’ statements; the pieces frame them as allegations rather than established facts [3] [4] [5].
4. Media spread: mainstream reporting vs. syndication and tabloids
Coverage of Owens’ assertions appears in a mix of wire/beat reporting (JTA, Forward, Daily Voice) and syndicated or tabloid-style outlets (Times of India, Mirror, New York Post references in secondary outlets). The JTA and Forward pieces focus on the documented criminal case against Braverman and Owens’ identification as the threatened commentator [1] [7]. Other outlets amplify Owens’ wider conspiracy claims about Charlie Kirk’s death without presenting corroborating evidence from law enforcement in these excerpts [3] [4].
5. Two distinct threads: credible criminal threat vs. unverified conspiracy claims
There are two separable stories in the sources: (A) a prosecutable, documented death-threat case against a New Jersey man who pleaded guilty and (B) Owens’ public, unverified claims about assassination plots, Macron involvement, and internal TPUSA cover-ups tied to Charlie Kirk’s killing. The first is grounded in court filings and mainstream reporting [1] [6]; the second is reported as Owens’ allegations by several outlets but lacks published corroboration in the cited items [3] [4] [5].
6. Motives, context and competing narratives
Reporting highlights a motive attributed in the complaint: Braverman’s threats followed Owens’ controversial remarks in public debates and her criticism of certain Jewish figures, a context editors repeatedly mention [1] [2]. At the same time, Owens frames her wider theories about Kirk’s death as part of a cover-up and has described tensions within conservative circles—an angle that critics and mainstream outlets treat cautiously because the extraordinary claims have not been substantiated in the cited reporting [4] [5].
7. Limits of current reporting and what to watch next
These sources show prosecutors have pursued charges against Braverman and that Owens claims victim status; they do not, in the provided excerpts, confirm Owens’ broader allegations about foreign governments or detailed plots related to Charlie Kirk [1] [3]. Future confirmation would require DOJ/FBI public documents, court transcripts, or independent corroboration cited by reliable outlets—none of which are present in the set you provided (not found in current reporting).
Takeaway: the threat case against a New Jersey man is documented in court-related reporting and Owens says she was the target [1] [6]. Owens’ wider claims connecting that episode to conspiracy narratives about Charlie Kirk’s death and foreign plots are reported as her allegations without corroboration in these sources [3] [4] [5].