Charlie Kirk Assassination Conspiracy Theories Explode Online

Now other events that have received this type of designation have included the Super Bowl the Kentucky Derby And the kinds of resources we're talking about here include canine bomb detection teams as well as cyber security risk assessments There's going to be air support things like drones and helicopters as well as venue screening Attendees told to expect TSA-like screening There's also a no-bag policy as well Security of course top of mind Betsy Klein thank you And we'll have special coverage of the Charlie Kirk Memorial Service beginning at one p.m Eastern tomorrow After Kirk's assassination baseless conspiracy theories about his death have skyrocketed online Despite investigators saying that they believe the suspect acted alone Trump allies like Steve Bannon pushed the narrative that the shooter was part of a larger conspiracy CNN's Marshall Cohen has the details It is getting really ugly on social media In the week after Charlie Kirk was killed there were more than two million distinct posts on ex formerly Twitter referencing conspiracy theories That's according to the data analytics firm Peak Metrics They found that this was actually twice as many conspiratorial posts as there were last year after the assassination attempt against Donald Trump Think about that for a second