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Executive summary
Candace Owens has publicly alleged that two Egyptian military aircraft repeatedly overlapped with the recorded locations of Erika Kirk — Charlie Kirk’s wife — roughly 68–73 times between 2022 and September 2025 and that one of those planes was present at Provo airport on the day Charlie Kirk was fatally shot (claims repeated across multiple outlets) [1] [2]. Reporting shows these claims are driving a viral conspiracy theory; independent tracking services and critics have pointed to timeline errors and questioned the evidence, while Owens and allied outlets continue to press the narrative [3] [4].
1. What Owens is claiming: an alleged Egyptian surveillance pattern
Candace Owens says flight‑tracking data — which she attributes to an unnamed “pregnant mommy sleuth” and to her own review on a recent podcast episode — shows two Egyptian‑registered aircraft (identified by tail codes in some posts) overlapped with Erika Kirk’s documented locations roughly 68–73 times between 2022 and September 2025, and that one of the planes was at Provo Airport the day Charlie Kirk was shot, implying foreign surveillance and a broader plot [1] [5] [2].
2. How widely the claim has been reported and repeated
Multiple outlets — from tabloid and niche sites to international news wires — have carried Owens’ assertions, often repeating the 68–73 overlap figure and the allegation that Egyptian military aircraft were at Provo on the shooting day; these stories have amplified the claim and spurred social media debate and potential legal threats from those implicated [6] [7] [8] [2].
3. Pushback and evidence gaps flagged by others
Independent trackers and critics have pushed back. At least one report says FlightRadar24 found no record of Egyptian military aircraft operating near Provo between 2022 and 2025, and that the FAA has strict rules about foreign military flights — a point used to question Owens’ timeline and sourcing [3]. Other coverage highlights a specific apparent error in Owens’ timeline stemming from confusing UTC with local time, which undercuts the claim the plane departed immediately after the shooting [4].
4. Where the reporting agrees, and where it diverges
Reporting agrees that Owens made the allegation publicly, cited overlaps in flight/position data, and that the story has become a prominent conspiracy theme tied to Charlie Kirk’s murder [1] [2]. Sources diverge on the reliability of the flight data: some outlets present Owens’ figures uncritically, while others note fact‑checking findings or timeline mistakes that call the Provo‑departure claim into question [7] [3] [4].
5. What the available sources do not say
Available sources do not provide verifiable raw flight‑tracking logs, independent forensic analysis confirming the 68–73 overlaps, official Egyptian government commentary admitting surveillance, or public law‑enforcement confirmation linking those aircraft to the shooting; those elements are not found in current reporting [1] [3] [4].
6. Motives, amplification, and the media ecosystem
Owens frames the narrative as a major breakthrough and ties it to other theories about motive and financial irregularities in Turning Point USA; outlets sympathetic to her or seeking virality have amplified the allegation, while neutral and critical outlets have focused on gaps and errors [7] [5] [3]. This pattern reflects a broader media dynamic where dramatic claims spread quickly and are later subject to technical vetting.
7. How to evaluate competing claims going forward
Ask for primary evidence (raw ADS‑B/flight logs, timestamps in local time, chain of custody for scraping/analysis) and independent validation from recognized tracking services or aviation authorities; treat overlap counts as provisional until such data are released and vetted, and note that timeline errors (e.g., UTC vs. local time) materially change the interpretation of a claimed “post‑shooting” departure [4] [3].
8. Bottom line for readers
Candace Owens has repeatedly alleged Egyptian aircraft tracked Erika Kirk dozens of times and flagged a plane at Provo on the shooting day; these claims are widely reported but contested, with fact‑checking and tracking services raising specific data and timeline questions and with crucial primary evidence not made public in the sources reviewed [1] [3] [4]. Available reporting therefore documents the allegation and its amplification, but does not establish independent confirmation of a foreign surveillance operation tied to the murder [1] [3].
Limitations: This analysis uses only the cited items in the search results; additional evidence, official statements, or flight logs outside these sources are not examined here and are not found in current reporting [1] [3].