Turning Point USA CEO Erica Kirk has come under fire after allegations surfaced that the organization used an AI-generated video recommending her as TPUSA’s new CEO after her husband, Charlie Kirk, was killed in a shooting incident last September.
Charlie Kirk founded TPUSA in 2012 and served as the organization’s CEO. Erica Kirk was announced as the organization’s new CEO on September 18, one week after his death in the September 10 shooting at Utah Valley University.
A video purportedly released by TPUSA in which Charlie Kirk supports Erica as the new CEO in case something happens to her has gone viral on social media. At the time, it was widely believed that the video was real and that it actually captured Charlie endorsing Erica Kirk as the new TPUSA CEO.
However, a new report claims that the video was created by AI and that there is no actual video of Kirk supporting Erica.
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New allegations regarding video
The new allegations surfaced on the popular center-left podcast “I’ve Had It.” Hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan claimed that TPUSA admitted that Charlie Kirk used AI to create a video supporting Erica. They cited an X post from the account Discourse News that said TPUSA acknowledged the use of AI-generated videos.
“Everything about the MAGA movement is built on lies and pretense, and even they have to disguise their support,” Welch said.
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Report claiming TPUSA created fake chapter
The two also claimed on the podcast that TPUSA fabricated the number of chapters it established last year, citing a report by the group Un*** America Tour, which claims to be “building a Democratic counter to TPUSA.”
The organization cited a former TPUSA field representative who claimed she was given responsibility for 12 chapters, seven of which were bogus. The host played a clip from influencer and author Ashley St. Clair’s “I’ve Had It” podcast, where she also discussed her Unf*** America Tour report. TPUSA’s website states that it has more than 900 chapters across U.S. campuses.
Note: Ht.com could not independently verify the claims regarding I’ve Had It and Unf*** America Tour.
