What recent threats have been reported against Candace Owens and who is behind them?
Executive summary
Candace Owens has reported multiple, recent threats and alleged plots against her: a criminal case in New Jersey involving Haim Braverman who pleaded guilty to posting a video threatening her life (reported in May 2025) [1] [2], and a series of high‑profile public allegations by Owens that Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron ordered an assassination attempt — claims for which news outlets say she has provided no evidence and which have prompted legal responses from the Macrons (November 2025 reporting) [3] [4]. Owens has also publicly advanced theories tying other actors to the September 2025 killing of Charlie Kirk and described threats she says preceded his death [5] [6].
1. The criminal threat that prosecutors publicly documented
Federal reporting and wire services covered a concrete criminal matter: according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office and reporting by the Times of Israel and JTA, Haim Braverman — described as an administrator of a group chat called “Real Jewish” — pleaded guilty to making death threats against a political commentator and posted a video threatening Candace Owens’ life; his sentencing was scheduled for September 15, 2025 [1] [2]. Those accounts place this incident in May 2025 and identify Braverman by name and location [1] [2].
2. Owens’ allegations of Macron involvement and media pushback
In late November 2025 Owens publicly alleged on social platforms that a French government source told her President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron paid for an assassination plot against her and that French special forces were implicated; outlets including Euronews and others reported those claims and emphasized Owens offered no verifiable evidence while France’s authorities and Macron’s legal team responded with denials and legal action over unrelated defamation claims [3] [4]. Media reporting calls attention to a lack of corroboration in publicly available records [3].
3. Conspiracy claims around Charlie Kirk’s death and alleged threats
After Charlie Kirk’s September 10, 2025 shooting, Owens has publicly suggested Kirk had been threatened, claimed there were interventions and “threats” involving figures such as hedge‑fund manager Bill Ackman, and floated theories connecting foreign actors and flights to the case; outlets including Axios and several international newspapers catalogued Owens’ assertions and noted skepticism and denials from those she accused [5] [6] [7]. Reporting shows Owens both said Kirk messaged a TPUSA staffer about feeling in danger and later advanced theories implicating others, but independent verification of those wider allegations is not presented in the cited coverage [6] [5].
4. What the sources agree on and where they diverge
Reporting consistently documents the Braverman criminal threat as an identified, prosecuted incident [1] [2]. By contrast, multiple news outlets explicitly characterize Owens’ accusations against the Macrons and other foreign actors as unproven or lacking evidence; they report her claims and the Macrons’ legal responses without independent confirmation of an assassination plot [3] [4]. Independent fact‑checking cited by mainstream outlets flagged that Owens has not provided proof for foreign‑training and plane‑tracking theories she tied to Kirk’s death [8] [3].
5. Motives, context and potential agendas to consider
Context in the coverage shows Owens has moved from mainstream conservative commentary into more provocative claims — including Holocaust‑related controversies and high‑profile defamation suits — which shape both audience reactions and legal pushback; several outlets link her safety claims to a broader pattern of contentious, often unproven assertions that have provoked litigation and public denials [4] [3]. Sources suggest two competing impulses: genuine alarm about credible criminal threats (the Braverman case) versus political and personal amplification of conspiracy narratives that attract legal and media scrutiny [3] [5].
6. Limits of the public record and how to read ongoing claims
Available sources document the Braverman threat and report Owens’ public allegations against private individuals and foreign leaders, but do not provide evidence validating Owens’ broader assassination claims or foreign‑state involvement; outlets repeatedly note she has not produced corroborating documentation for the Macron allegation or for the more elaborate theories around Charlie Kirk [2] [3] [8]. For readers: differentiate the prosecutorial record (documented threats and guilty pleas) from high‑profile allegations that, in current reporting, remain unverified [1] [3].
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