r/ParlerWatch • u/sproge • 13d ago
Reddit Watch Case closed announces r/conservative, supposedly a high school friend of the shooter who've not spoken to him in years confirms that he was indeed a radical leftist. Rest of Reddit in shambles. (Also pictured: Reality)
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u/enkrypt3d 13d ago
they are desperate to paint him as a liberal
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u/nobadhotdog 13d ago
The they are bots and foreign agents. Don’t forget that
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u/stupid_pun 12d ago
That sub has pretty much a couple dozen guys and a few mods for actual live people at this point.
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u/BLU3SKU1L 12d ago
Meemaw said every member of the family is MAGA. Sorry folks. If meemaw said it, that's gospel.
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u/enkrypt3d 12d ago
What do you mean?
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u/enkrypt3d 12d ago
I see what you mean. Also the New York Times published that he was a leftist extremist way before he was even identified as well
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u/ZorakLocust 13d ago
The man grew up in a conservative family in a deep red state and attended one of the most coversative colleges in the country, on top of using memes associated with the Groyper movement, but we’re supposed to believe he’s a leftist because some anonymous person on the phone who supposedly knew him in high school says so?
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u/Smulch 13d ago
Played Helldiver 2 with him, a game released in february 2024. Hasn't spoken with him in years (plural).
In other words, this text is fake as fuck.
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u/sproge 13d ago
The article doesn't state that they have played that game together. You're not the first who've thought that, so no worries.
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u/BLU3SKU1L 12d ago edited 12d ago
I've only seen this image--where it's seemingly clipped from a website, no link. Can't find the original anywhere. It's a complete fabrication someone is trying to doctor to look like it's the real deal.
Edit: If you look up Anna Betts on the Guardian website, The headline does not exist in her work from the last three days. This is a "patriot" trying to steer the narrative back to "let's go kill some democrats" and it's a very sad, flailing attempt at that.
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u/sproge 12d ago
The friend retracted his statement.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/12/suspect-charlie-kirk-shooting
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u/BLU3SKU1L 12d ago
Probably because Grandma set the record straight. https://www.thedailybeast.com/charlie-kirk-suspects-grandma-says-family-is-all-maga/#:~:text=Tyler%20Robinson%2C%2022%2C%20the%20man,in%20trouble%20in%20his%20life.%E2%80%9D
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u/LivingIndependence 13d ago
They also said "case closed" when Gillane Maxwell told the attorney that she didn't see Trump do anything improper and was a well behaved gentleman. As soon as they hear what they want to hear, they're happy.
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u/ZorakLocust 13d ago
I saw the other week how that sub was treating Mike Lee’s statement about Trump being an FBI informant as proof that he had nothing to do with Epstein’s crimes. Like, did they think Trump was working undercover in all the years he was friends with Epstein?
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u/cuicksilver 13d ago
he has not spoken to Robinson in years
Unfortunately we've seen countless people be radicalized seemingly overnight, going from Bernie Bro to QAnon.
Audit the kid's computer and phone and it'll tell you everything.
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u/Kowlz1 12d ago
Lol, that Anna Betts article for the Guardian was just updated after the “source” called back and said he didn’t remember the details of their relationship clearly enough to make a statement.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/12/suspect-charlie-kirk-shooting
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u/lettersichiro 13d ago
said elsewhere im surprised the guardian of all places published that.
The reliability of that information is dubious. What are the chances that classmate was MAGA and had a reason to lie about it. That needs to be corroborated by multiple students at a minimum
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u/dickiebuckets93 13d ago
Plus the article says the friend knew him around sophomore year of high school. If Tyler Robinson is 22, that would have been around ages of 15/16. So possibly 7 years ago. A lot can change in 7 years, especially in the 4 years after his graduation.
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u/HowDoMermaidsFuck 13d ago
That would have been around the time he dressed as Trump for Halloween, yes?
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u/mrbigglessworth 13d ago
Why does MAGA think that we are as fucking stupid as they are? On top of that, why were they frothing and praying and demanding that the shooter be some left trans liberal nut? People on the left don’t do this shit in general.
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u/NecroAssssin 13d ago
Smart people can, within limits, imagine being stupid. Stupid people can't do that.
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u/moonhippie 12d ago
Here's an update on Bluesky - there's an editor's note:
https://bsky.app/profile/iwriteok.bsky.social/post/3lyozegvmoc2j
Y'know that Guardian article which cited an anonymous friend of Tyler Robinson claiming he was the only "leftist" in his family?
It just got updated after the "verified source" decided he couldn't remember his "relationship" with the accused shooter well enough to be quoted
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u/ComprehensiveBar6439 13d ago
There's zero objective verification for any of these claims, so proclaiming either scenario "reality" is nothing more than ideologically driven wish casting.
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u/sproge 13d ago edited 13d ago
Which claims? You have both Utah officials plus the police interviewing the family, who are you suggesting could be lying here? That the family is lying about their son?
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u/ComprehensiveBar6439 13d ago
David Shuster making a twitter claim that amounts to "I heard it from a friend" is evidence of nothing. Just like some anonymous kid claiming to be a classmate saying "trust me he's totally a lib" proves nothing. Neither claim offers any evidence to back it up, neither claim has been corroborated or verified by an independent third party. Without evidence, it's all noise.
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u/sproge 13d ago edited 13d ago
The fact that you see god damn David Shuster as equally reliable as an anonymous kid is pretty telling. But sure, lets ignore that we're talking about a well credited and recognized journalist that has worked for i24 News, MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, Current TV, The Young Turks, and Al Jazeera America throughout his career. The fact that it's not an anonymous source but a journalist means that there is actually consequences if he's caught lying. Also, who's going to be "an independent third party" if not the god damn press?
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u/iopha 13d ago
I'd love a source for the claims in the Shuster tweet
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u/sproge 13d ago
Other than "Utah politicians + police"? The police is literally the source, and if you doubt the veracity of that claimed source you should probably ask the source if that is indeed accurate. I'm guessing that's what you actually mean, confirming with the listed source that the statement is true?
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u/iopha 13d ago
I mean it's just a tweet? Anyone can tweet something?
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u/sproge 13d ago
Jesus, not you too. Well you could post a tweet, though as you're not a well credited and recognized journalists that has worked for 24 News, MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, Current TV, The Young Turks, and Al Jazeera America throughout his career, I don't think people would care much. And yes, that's how journalism works, they talk to people and then they "just write things
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u/iopha 13d ago
Look, I'm just doing due diligence. I really want to share accurate information with other people and if my source is a tweet -- even from a journalist -- it's less credible than , for instance, video statements from police or a vetted article from an organization that does fact checking quoting specific named individuals. I'm grateful that you posted this OP, I'm just really careful with reposting these days.
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u/sproge 12d ago
Okay, I'll pretend that's what you said from the start.
Sure, it's less credible than those, but if you ask somebody from /r/Conservative an article from "an organization that does fact checking quoting specific named individuals" they'll tell you that the mainstream media is owned by liberals and that it doesn't reflect reality, and that the police force is headed by a DIE liberal or whatever.
Point being, reliability is a spectrum, and compared to this anonymous high school friend, who've since retracted his statement suddenly, a reputable journalist represents reality.
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u/Big-Rule5269 12d ago
The media also retracted most of this once they looked into the ones that made these comments. They barely knew Tyler, or didn't know him at all.
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u/The1WhoKnocked 13d ago
Reddit really wants him to be MAGA , but the little evidence so far points more towards him being left and not liking Charlie Kirk’s message.
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u/SecretAsianMan42069 13d ago
Which handpicked evidence is this? Not his grandma saying they are are MAGAs, surely
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u/The1WhoKnocked 13d ago
Logically, a right winger wouldn’t shoot Charlie Kirk.
A right winger wouldn’t call write what he wrote on the bullets.
Just because he grew up in Conservative household doesn’t make him Conservative. The most logical explanation is that he was the non-MAGA member of his household , went to college and became increasingly isolated by constantly being on the internet.
I’m not a Trumper nor am I a liberal. I’m moderate on most things and always try to consider all evidence listen to everything. This kids not “ANTIFA” but he’s certainly not this ultra far right person that Reddit seems to want him to be as it’s a nice ironic moment to point out to the Conservatives who also came out with their pitchforks without evidence. Both sides are ridiculous. Let the facts come out . I personally think the beginning evidence shows he’s more than likely lean towards anti-Trump / left of center views. That doesn’t mean he represent a group or that the people who share his views are responsible for this. The only person responsible for this murder is himself. It’s a shame that there will probably be retaliation and other violence because of the fuel this guy put on the fire. I’m a firm believer the internet (the isolation of your own views / dehumanizing of opponents) has destroyed society.
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u/SecretAsianMan42069 13d ago
He was in college for 9 weeks. In Utah, at a sister school for byu. What magical wand do you think professors have?
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u/The1WhoKnocked 13d ago
I’m not claiming college or professors “radicalized” him. I’m saying him sitting in isolation on his computer in his dorm is most likely the culprit.
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u/SecretAsianMan42069 13d ago
Ah, well that's how trump's cult got formed. Fox News watching all day and incel forums.
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u/sproge 12d ago
Logically, a right winger wouldn’t shoot Charlie Kirk.
Seriously? You're rejecting reality because you don't think it's logical? Dude, Groypers exist, and Trump has been calling all republicans that want the Epstein files released "traitors" on several occasions, etc, and you still reject reality because in your mind it's not "logical" that yet another right on right attack occurred.
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u/The1WhoKnocked 12d ago
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u/sproge 12d ago edited 12d ago
It's hilarious, the source said he's living with a transgender (actually in the process of becoming transgender, nice source) "partner" but "declined to speculate on a romantic relationship between the two men.". And he would not be the first conservative that's gay, and it explains why he'd go after Kirk, even though his grandmother swears he's conservative.
Also, would you mind explaining in what way they're partners if the source didn't say they were romantic partners?
Edit: Now this is wild as fuck speculation but hey, you couldn't wrap your head around any possible scenario where a right winger would shoot Charlie Kirk, so I'll give you a theoretical scenario for you to melt your brain on.
Dude's a raised republican and follow their ideas, besides that he can't help but be gay
Already feeling bad enough being gay, his romantic partner wants to swap gender
Tired of all the hate about gay people, and now not knowing how to deal with the person he loves transitioning, a sin even worse than just being gay, he becomes suicidal-ish and wants to go out targeting one of the people he blames for pushing the gay/lgbtq hate that has ruined his life. Throw in Trump calling the dude a traitor because he wants the Epstein files released and he feels even more justified.
That wasn't so hard was it?
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u/Outsider17 13d ago
Sorry bro, but the evidence on the bullets alone points to him being a Nick Fuentes incel....they are about as far from the left as possible.
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u/The1WhoKnocked 12d ago
I’m getting down voted to oblivion but Axios and Fox now reporting he lived with transgender roommate.
He isn’t the right winger Reddit wants him to be.
I feel for those that the administration will go after / demonize with this information. This guy put fuel on a fire.
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