{"id":2485952,"date":"2025-09-12T16:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-forced-to-issue-correction-after-disgusting-smear-of-charlie-kirk\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T16:31:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:31:52","slug":"new-york-times-forced-to-issue-correction-after-disgusting-smear-of-charlie-kirk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-forced-to-issue-correction-after-disgusting-smear-of-charlie-kirk\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Times Forced to Issue Correction After Disgusting Smear of Charlie Kirk"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-york-times-forced-to-issue-correction-after-disgusting-smear-of-charlie-kirk%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2485952&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-talk-to-me-watch-trump-shoot-down-reporter-and-his-1-sided-question-about-targeting-jack-smith-other-deep-staters\/\" title=\"&#039;Don&#039;t Talk to Me&#039;: Watch Trump Shoot Down Reporter and His 1-Sided Question About Targeting Jack Smith, Other Deep Staters\">article criticizes mainstream media<\/a>, notably The New York Times, for what it describes as an inappropriate and biased response following the assassination of Turning point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk. just hours after Kirk&#8217;s tragic death on a Utah college campus, the Times published an article highlighting his stances on contentious political issues such as climate change, gender, and race.The piece particularly took issue with a past statement about antisemitism, which led to a mischaracterization of Kirk. The New York Times later issued a correction clarifying that Kirk had been quoting and criticizing an antisemitic social media post, not making the antisemitic statement himself. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-kamala-harris-cant-answer-question-about-her-own-policy-in-shocking-moment-with-press-it-pays-for-itself\/\" title=\"Watch: Kamala Harris Can&#039;t Answer Question About Her Own Policy in Shocking Moment with Press - &#039;It Pays for Itself&#039;\">article highlights social media backlash<\/a> against the Times, with many condemning the outlet for its perceived laziness, bias, and lack of editorial oversight. The author argues that the episode reflects a broader media pattern of smearing conservatives regardless of circumstances and calls for introspection from the media and political left in light of Kirk&#8217;s assassination.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The legacy media continued to prove it&rsquo;s nothing more than propaganda after it smeared Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk in the aftermath of his assassination.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-releases-new-footage-charlie-kirks-killer-scrambling-away-seconds-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirk was tragically shot dead<\/a> on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>Not even 24 hours after his passing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/11\/us\/charlie-kirk-views-guns-gender-climate.html?unlocked_article_code=1.lU8.m2y1.czhT9ct2PDT4&amp;smid=url-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the New York Times<\/a> decided to remind its readers of where Kirk stood on certain political issues throughout his lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>The Thursday article was titled &ldquo;Where Charlie Kirk Stood on Key Political Issues&rdquo; and laid out his stance on things like climate change, gender, and race.<\/p>\n<p>This was a classless act from the start. A man is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/charlie-kirk-warned-america-ticking-time-bomb-leftist-violence-5-months-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dead<\/a>. His grieving wife and children are without a husband and father.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Despite this, the newspaper tried using past comments to label him an antisemite &mdash; when in reality &mdash; he was actually quoting someone else.<\/p>\n<p>They were forced to admit their horrendous mistake and issued the following correction:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<strong><em>A correction was made on Sept. 11, 2025:<\/em><\/strong>  An earlier version of this article described incorrectly an antisemitic statement that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-brawl-breaks-charlie-kirk-vigil-blm-punk-baits-mourners-bites-off-can-chew\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlie Kirk<\/a> 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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A screenshot was later posted to the social media platform X, with one user appropriately remarking, &ldquo;What a correction.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What a correction from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimes?\">@nytimes<\/a> on Charlie Kirk. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bXwcUAEzJ8\">pic.twitter.com\/bXwcUAEzJ8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Mael (@DanielMael) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanielMael\/status\/1966249933390164414?\">September 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Other users were quick to respond, saying the reporter responsible for the claim should be fired.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That reporter should be terminated and shunned by the industry. Either they acted with malicious dishonesty, or they&rsquo;re so incompetent and lazy that they have no <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >business writing fact-based news articles<\/a> ever again.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeffrey Emanuel (@doodlestein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/doodlestein\/status\/1966455834671448264?\">September 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That reporter should be terminated and shunned by the industry,&rdquo; one post read. &ldquo;Either they acted with malicious dishonesty, or they&rsquo;re so incompetent and lazy that they have no business writing fact-based news articles ever again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A third user commented on how low the standards have become for a supposedly pristine outlet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I guess mistakes can be made in reporting. That happens,&rdquo; the user wrote. &ldquo;But this is ostensibly &lsquo;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vile-newspaper-cartoon-mocks-texas-flood-victims-sparks-immense-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newspaper<\/a> of record&rsquo; and in wake of a timeline changing event, you&rsquo;d think maybe one or two editors would have &hellip; made sure the accusations of antisemitism in their reporting was actually, idk, &hellip; true?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bottom line this is what they assumed,&rdquo; the post continued. &ldquo;It was their baseline bias on the man and they didn&rsquo;t even have the decency to check it close enough make sure it was. Bad look.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I guess mistakes can be made in reporting. That happens. But this is ostensibly &ldquo;the newspaper of record&rdquo; and in wake of a timeline changing event, you&rsquo;d think maybe one or two editors would have made, made sure the accusations of antisemitism in their reporting was actually,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CoffeeBlackMD (@CoffeeBlackMD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoffeeBlackMD\/status\/1966471468268818782?\">September 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Calling this a &ldquo;bad look&rdquo; or a &ldquo;mistake&rdquo; is too charitable.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times and other mainstream media outlets have made a point of smearing conservatives, no matter the circumstances or consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Why would Kirk be any different? They are so low that they did this less than one day after his horrific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-fbi-releases-photos-charlie-kirk-assassination-suspect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The media &mdash; and the left &mdash; need to look in the mirror and reassess their lives after what happened on Wednesday, starting with the New York Times.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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