Editing Openai/6931d9f0-f58c-8003-82b6-5a006c8e9eb3 (section)

==== - As covered by news outlets, after the shooting rumors, various chatbots and AI-based systems (on social media or search engines) spread conflicting or plainly false info: some said he was dead, some said alive, some said the video was a “meme edit.” That chaotic environment sowed confusion. CBS News<ref>{{cite web|title=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-false-claims-charlie-kirk-death/|publisher=CBS News|access-date=2025-12-05}}</ref> ====
* There are threads on Reddit and other forums claiming the shooting was staged, that the person doesn't “exist,” or that recordings or photos have been manipulated — but these are personal theories, not evidence. For example: >
* Misinformation tends to spread rapidly after breaking-news events, and online memories or claims by individuals are unreliable. As pointed out by fact-checking coverage, multiple AI-chatbots mis-handled earlier claims about the shooting of Kirk — misidentifying suspects, denying the death even after it was widely reported, or calling real footage a meme edit. CBS News<ref>{{cite web|title=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-false-claims-charlie-kirk-death/|publisher=CBS News|access-date=2025-12-05}}</ref>