FROM FOX NEWS: The New York Times issued a correction Thursday, admitting it had wrongly attributed an antisemitic remark to Charlie Kirk when the late Turning Point USA founder was actually critiquing the comment.
As part of its story on where Kirk stood on key political issues in the wake of his assassination, The Times reported Kirk was “repeatedly accused of antisemitism.” Kirk was a staunch supporter of Israel and has been praised by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Times corrected the report, but as of Friday morning it still insisted Kirk “was repeatedly accused of antisemitism, including by fellow conservatives.” It reported he was a proponent of “replacement theory” and “accused Jewish philanthropists of fomenting anti-whiteness by supporting liberal antiracism causes like the Black Lives Matter movement.”
“An earlier version of this article described incorrectly an antisemitic statement that Charlie Kirk had made on an episode of his podcast. He was quoting a statement from a post on social media and went on to critique it. It was not his own statement,” the New York Times wrote beneath the report.
“Allies of Mr. Kirk often sought to defend him against accusations of antisemitism by citing his support for Israel. Mr. Kirk defended Israel’s actions in Gaza,” the Times added.
The Times did not specify exactly what was corrected from its original report, and it declined comment when reached by Fox News Digital.
A hall of fame correction from the New York Times
NYTs: Charlie was an antisemite
NYTs also: we got the wrong guy pic.twitter.com/xOaXzWevUV
— Nathan Brand (@NathanBrandWA) September 12, 2025
