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Turkish-American online news show host (born 1970)
Charlie Kirk did not say the racial slur “chink” at the 2018 event according to multiple fact-checks and contemporaneous reports; audio and fuller video evidence show he was calling out the name “Cenk...
Charlie Kirk did not publicly use the racial slur “chink” in the widely circulated clip; audio and context indicate he shouted addressing Cenk Uygur during a 2018 Politicon exchange, and multiple rece...
Charlie Kirk was accused online of using the Asian slur “chink,” but multiple fact-checking analyses and contemporaneous defenses find that the viral clip misconstrues what he said: in the available r...
Multiple recent analyses converge on a single corrective finding: the viral claim that Charlie Kirk called an Asian woman “chink” is ; recordings and contemporary reporting show Kirk was yelling the n...
A verified, joint news network fronted by Stephen Colbert, Rachel Maddow and Jimmy Kimmel is not supported by the available reporting; fact-checking found the specific "Truth News" collaboration claim...
Available reporting documents multiple instances of Charlie Kirk speaking about Asian audiences and Asia-related politics, including comments at Build Up Korea 2025 and Asia appearances in September 2...
Charlie Kirk has been accused of misrepresenting a range of statistics and statements across topics including mass shootings attributed to transgender people, claims about Black women’s purported inte...
Charlie Kirk’s direct responses to accusations that he used racial or ethnic slurs in speeches are limited and contested in the record, with in the reporting assembled here; instead, discussion center...
Charlie Kirk was a polarizing conservative activist whose on-stage and on-air remarks about race and identity drew sustained controversy; fact-checking shows he made many inflammatory statements but t...
Available reporting shows no verified audio or video in which Charlie Kirk uses an anti‑Asian slur; fact‑checking and multiple full‑length clips cited in the corpus conclude he was addressing Cenk Uyg...
Available reporting shows the disputed incident occurred during a 2018 onstage clash between Charlie Kirk and Young Turks co‑host Cenk Uygur at Politicon, where Kirk shouted the name “Cenk” while argu...