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Erika (née Frantzve) Kirk’s parents are identified in multiple profiles as Kent (or Carl/Kent) Frantzve — her father — and Loretta Ann “Lori” Frantzve — her mother; reporting says Lori raised Erika af...
Reporting shows Donald Trump raised the idea of using disinfectants and UV light as treatments during an April 23, 2020 White House briefing and asked officials to look into “injection” or “bringing” ...
Tyler James Robinson had not entered a plea at his initial court appearances; multiple news outlets report he did not enter a plea at the Sept. 16, 2025 first appearance and that his defense was still...
Two widely circulated November–December 2025 stories claim Michelle Obama filed a $100 million defamation suit against Senator John Kennedy, but the documents and mainstream confirmation necessary to ...
Media reporting since Charlie Kirk’s Sept. 10, 2025 shooting has catalogued multiple explicit racial remarks he made on his show and in public appearances — including statements that Black people “pro...
Reporting collected after Charlie Kirk’s September 2025 shooting documents multiple explicit quotes of his that critics and officials labeled racist or Islamophobic — examples include calling Black pe...
Coverage of Charlie Kirk’s statements about white supremacy is robust in opinion pieces, institutional memos and some reporting but uneven on verbatim sourcing; multiple outlets and commentators say h...
Multiple news outlets and fact-checkers document audio and video instances where Charlie Kirk made comments widely described as racist; notable excerpts include his “Black pilot” remark and a podcast ...
Charlie Kirk was widely accused of racist rhetoric for a string of public statements and broadcast remarks that media outlets and critics documented in 2024–2025, including explicit quotes about Black...
Reporting across major outlets documents a pattern of incendiary, racially charged remarks by Charlie Kirk that critics labeled racist — including statements about Black people “prowling,” accusations...
Barack Obama was long associated with Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago — he attended for about 16 years, met and was mentored by its pastor Jeremiah Wright, and formally withdrew his members...
Public reporting does not support a simple yes/no answer to “do liberals want to eliminate guns.” U.S. outlets document growing gun ownership among liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans who sa...
said in a July 2023 episode of that several high-profile Black women — specifically , , and — lacked “the to otherwise be taken really seriously,” a line documented by from the archived program . That...
Multiple news outlets and watchdogs have documented a string of Charlie Kirk remarks that critics and some recordings describe as racist — examples include calling Black women “moronic” in customer se...
Critics in multiple news reports have cited a set of explicit Charlie Kirk quotes that they describe as racist, notably: “If I see a Black pilot, I’m gonna be like ‘boy, I hope he is qualified’” (repo...
citizens have been detained by in recent months, often amid large interior enforcement operations and sometimes captured on video; , , and local reporting document multiple incidents and patterns of w...
The reporting cited by WUNC and other outlets attributes specific on‑air remarks about race to Charlie Kirk — notably the quote that “prowling Blacks go around for fun to go target white people” — and...
Many faith leaders, Black clergy, progressive organizations and individual public figures publicly condemned Charlie Kirk’s racist rhetoric after his September 2025 shooting, with sources documenting ...
Charlie Kirk’s remarks about Black people — including a reported line that “prowling Blacks go around for fun to go target white people” — touched off widespread condemnation and debate over racism, f...
A number of evangelical and Christian leaders pushed back on efforts to frame as a or to lionize his politics, with critiques coming from commentators at , , Black clergy speaking to public radio, and...