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One is almost tempted to feel a flicker of pity for the conspiracy theorists of our age, were it not for the sheer malice that so often animates their fantasies. But when those fantasies begin to accuse the friends and colleagues of a murdered man of complicity in his own assassination, pity evaporates, replaced by something closer to contempt. In other words, such claims is pure garbage.
On Friday, the newly installed FBI Director, Kash Patel, appeared on The Megyn Kelly Show and delivered what can only be described as a methodical demolition of the lurid allegations peddled by conspiracy cretin Candace Owens concerning the horrific murder of Charlie Kirk.
Megyn, with her signature directness, began by asking the essential question: do the authorities have the right man in custody? Is Tyler Robinson indeed the killer?
Patel’s answer was instantaneous and unequivocal: "Yes." Because of course he was.
Kelly then turned to the most poisonous and idiotic of Owens' claims (that Kirk's own circle at Turning Point USA had somehow known of, or even sanctioned, his murder). "Do you have any credible reason to believe that anyone connected with the Turning Point organization had anything to do with Charlie's death?" she asked.
Patel's reply cut through the fog like a blade: "Zero."
What followed was a patient, almost weary recitation of the other fever-swamp theories Owens has entertained: French paratroopers, Egyptian Air Force jets mysteriously operating out of Provo, Utah, and (one struggles to type this on my computer with a straight face) "potential underground assassins traveling through unseen tunnels" As Blake Neff, producer of The Charlie Kirk Show, had earlier summarized these delusions with admirable restraint.
Patel dismissed the entire edifice: "At this time, the FBI doesn't have credible information to connect any foreign governments to it." Not a shred. Not an iota.
He was at pains to emphasize that the investigation remains active ("We are not done just because we arrest someone, just like in the pipe bomber case"), with federal and Utah authorities still pursuing every legitimate lead. Yet the clear implication was that the bureau is chasing facts, not phantoms conjured on podcasts for clicks and notoriety by our resident liar.
Even the bizarre text messages between Robinson and his roommate [which some online sleuths insist must be fabricated because they sound too convenient] were addressed. Patel noted the emotional temperature of the case but observed, with the calm of a man who has seen every species of falsehood, that he does not "believe the prosecutors in the state of Utah would be using any piece of information or evidence that was not credible."
This is what responsible authority sounds like: measured, precise, and completely uninterested in indulging the hysterics of the terminally online.
One is reminded, inescapably, of the warning issued by Turning Point USA and by Blake Neff himself: that Owens has displayed a "reckless disregard for the truth" and trafficked in what Neff rightly called "evil" lies about a dead man who can no longer defend himself.
We need to ask ourselves, is Owens doing it as a cosplay for recognition and money, or is she really a fool, like she has shown us regarding her anti-Semitic take on Israel.
In an era when conspiracy has become a form of performance art, and, for some, a lucrative one, it is reassuring to hear a public official simply refuse to dance to that tune. The truth, Patel reminded us, is stubborn. It does not bend to accommodate the fevered imaginations of those who have appointed themselves amateur pathologists of other people’s grief.
Charlie Kirk deserved better than to have his murder turned into fodder for grotesque speculation. And the American public, exhausted by years of institutional distrust, deserves officials who will speak plainly when the facts are clear.
On both counts, Kash Patel has done his duty. One rather suspects the conspiracy industrial complex will not thank him for it.
In an era when conspiracy has become a form of performance art, and, for some, a lucrative one, it is reassuring to hear a public official simply refuse to dance to that tune. The truth, Patel reminded us, is stubborn. It does not bend to accommodate the fevered imaginations of those who have appointed themselves amateur pathologists of other people’s grief.
Charlie Kirk deserved better than to have his murder turned into fodder for grotesque speculation. And the American public, exhausted by years of institutional distrust, deserves officials who will speak plainly when the facts are clear.
On both counts, Kash Patel has done his duty. One rather suspects the conspiracy industrial complex will not thank him for it.
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