Social Media Claims Man In Photo With TPUSA Founder Charlie Kirk Was Part Of Michigan Governor Kidnap Plot. He Wasn’t.

On October 8, six men were arrested for allegedly plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI).

As is often the case with high-profile crimes, misinformation spreads faster than the truth. Shortly after news of the arrests broke, social media users began sharing a photo of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and another man with the caption that this other man was one of the five arrested in the plot to kidnap Whitmer. The suggestion was absolutely false, but as Buzzfeed News reported, tens of thousands of people saw the incorrect information by the end of the day.