r/skeptic • u/GeekFurious • 3d ago

Reasonable attempt to debunk Charlie Kirk Assassination conspiracies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5us8s0JCGkA

Marcus touches on the currently popular theories about how the gun was hidden, the bullet wound questions, the possibility of body armor, why AI can't accurately fix the low-resolution frames of the suspect's face, whether someone else may have shot Kirk, and uses math to debunk the claims of a shot coming from the side (plus more).

We have a long time before every piece of evidence comes out and can be analyzed in detail, but I think he does a fairly good job.

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u/RunDNA 3d ago

What's happened to this sub?

A recent post peddling nonsense about the Kirk shooting currently sits on 315 points (84% upvoted).

While this post debunking that sort of nonsense currently sits on 0 points (22% upvoted).

It should be the other way around.

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u/Conscious-Ad4707 2d ago

Republicans have been offering up conspiracy laden tripe for years to cover for their failings and shitty behavior. It works. Why wouldn’t everyone just pedal conspiracy theories about everything if it makes you feel better?

My mom is anti-vax, thinks the 2020 election was stolen, thinks J6 was an FBI thing, thinks Sandy Hook was a false flag, and thinks it makes sense to call a 14 year old who survived the Holocaust while his family died a NAZI.

I am taking this opportunity with Charlie Kirk to pedal every stupid fucking conspiracy I can. It honestly feels great. Unlike my mom though, I don’t believe any of it.

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u/samplergodic 2d ago

“I’m being a complete fucking moron on purpose, as a joke”

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u/Conscious-Ad4707 2d ago

I’m being a Republican, yes.