WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia moved to amplify online conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk's killing just hours after it happened, seeding social media with the frightening claim that America is slipping into civil war.
Chinese and pro-Iranian groups also spread disinformation about the shooting, with those loyal to Iran's interests backing antisemitic conspiracy theories while bots linked to Beijing claimed that Kirk's death shows that the United States is violent, polarized and dysfunctional.
Putin's job is made much easier when the person who should be trying to bring us together is actually amplifying the Kremlin message by demonizing one political ideology, while ignoring the past violence and threatening rhetoric of his own party. I do no think it is coincidental. I honestly believe it is part of the larger plan to destroy our democracy and electoral system. Vladimir laughs...
