• TangledHyphae@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    https://www.axios.com/2025/09/15/groyper-charlie-kirk-nick-fuentes-tyler-robinson

    Soon after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, some on the political left quickly spread a baseless theory that the conservative podcaster was killed by a follower of the ultra-right-wing group called Groypers.

    Authorities told Axios they believe Robinson’s romantic relationship with his transgender roommate could be key to determining a motive for Kirk’s killing, and that Robinson believed that the conservative was spreading transphobic hate.

    Robinson “wasn’t too fond of Trump or Charlie [Kirk],” a former coworker of his told CNN.

    Reality check: As noted by Time Magazine, those who have covered Fuentes downplayed connections between Robinson and the movement.

    I don’t think reality is welcome on Lemmy at this point.

    • shalafi@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      I wouldn’t say the Groyper is totally baseless, but “Robinson’s romantic relationship with his transgender roommate” is pretty telling.

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      5 hours ago

      Alex Jones got caught looking at trans porn, and he’s a right wing piece of shit. So what

      Groypers, specifically, are no longer fond of Trump.

    • lennybird@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      Upvoted for citing reasonable source.

      Personally, it doesn’t really matter much whether he was left or right since it’s very clear that right-wing extremist violence makes up the large majority of these incidents.