A bolt-action rifle found in the woods near the murder site? Give me a break.
While I know nothing about professional murders, I’m not a moron. A trained sniper doesn’t use a clunky bolt-action rifle for a high-profile hit. And even if they did, a professional doesn’t just dump it in the woods like some cheap TV plot device, waiting for it to be discovered. This whole story stinks of a false flag.
And let’s talk about noise: a bolt-action rifle doesn’t come with a muffler or suppressor to keep the sound down. Anyone who has fired one knows the crack would echo across the area. Yet, somehow, we’re supposed to believe this was the perfect weapon of choice for an “liberal assassin” positioned 200 yards from the target.
The “Engraved” Ammunition
Now comes the bizarre detail that the ammunition was “engraved with transgender and antifascist slogans.” Really? That’s not just improbable, it’s totally absurd.
Trans and antifascist activists don’t walk around with rifles, much less engraving bullets like it’s an Etsy hobby. That’s not their culture, their tactics, or their history. Someone clearly wanted the world to believe this was the work of a leftist fringe.
The Shirt
Then there’s the shirt. The one the FBI supposedly tied to all this, blurry photos released, a supporter finds it online, and it turns out to be a cheap black “Disabled Veteran / Land of the Free, Home of the Brave” shirt sold on eBay for under fifteen bucks.
Again, give me a frickin break. No serious antifascist or pro-trans activist is out here dressing in patriotic veteran cosplay. It’s another detail that feels planted
When I tried to submit this shirt through the FBI’s tip system? The site errored out. The screen literally read: “Error during submission. Please try again.” Convenient.
The FBI Shake-Up
Meanwhile, Kash Patel—Trump’s loyalist—just happened to fire the 20+ year head of the FBI’s Utah office two weeks ago. Right before the killing. That timing alone deserves scrutiny.
Loomer’s Words
Then you have Laura Loomer, of all people, blasting Charlie Kirk just a week earlier—basically calling him a traitor.
Her words: he’s a “charlatan,” a “political opportunist,” someone “stabbing Trump in the back.”
And now he’s dead? Loomer may just be ranting, but the pattern is hard to ignore.
Who Benefits?
Whenever an event like this happens, the first question should be: cui bono—who benefits?
Trump: Kirk’s death instantly transforms him into a martyr. Trump can present himself as the godfather of the movement whose disciples are being “taken out” by the left. That narrative galvanizes the base and deflects from Trump’s own mounting legal troubles.
Trump-world loyalists: Kirk and Turning Point USA have long had tension with Trump’s orbit. Some saw him as disloyal. His removal, by violence, suddenly cleans the slate and consolidates power around Trump’s most faithful.
Right-wing media: The bizarre “trans/antifa bullet engraving” detail hands them a ready-made scapegoat, feeding a culture-war narrative without needing evidence.
The Media Framing
And that’s exactly what we saw. Right-wing outlets instantly latched onto the “antifa/trans” angle, parroting it as if it were fact. Left-leaning media, instead of questioning the absurdity, largely reported the rifle and engraving details uncritically, giving legitimacy to a story full of holes.
This is how disinformation gets laundered into the mainstream: a sloppy plant, quickly amplified by partisan media, then echoed by supposedly neutral outlets too timid to challenge the FBI’s narrative.
Israel Knew Before America Did
One more timeline problem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Charlie Kirk had been assassinated just 20 minutes after the shooting.
This was before any official American news source confirmed it — and even before Donald Trump’s announcement. Pastor Jack Hibbs noted this himself.
How did Israel know so soon? Who told them, and why was the news moving across borders faster than inside the U.S.? That timing doesn’t just raise eyebrows, it blows a hole in the official narrative.
Too Fast, Too Soon
The speed of tributes and coordinated statements after Kirk’s death also raises questions. How were they so fast out of the gate? Who knew what and when?
What Doesn’t Add Up
Put it all together:
A bolt-action rifle (wrong weapon).
Dumped in the woods (wrong tactic).
Engraved ammunition with “antifascist” slogans (wrong ideology).
A patriotic vet shirt supposedly tied to the case (wrong aesthetic).
FBI’s own submission portal conveniently broken.
FBI leadership in Utah purged right before.
Loomer’s attack on Kirk.
Netanyahu announcing before U.S. officials.
Trump knowing before the public.
Media laundering the narrative instead of questioning it.
And the obvious: the only people who benefit are Trump and his loyalists.
None of this adds up. Unless the goal was to manufacture a story so sloppy and absurd that it would instantly redirect suspicion. Which is exactly how a false flag is supposed to work.
Am I out of my mind? Your thoughts?
Author: David B. Wheeler, Co-Founder, American Muckrakers & Co-Host MUCK YOU! podcast. Contact David via email: david@americanmuckrakers.com or here on substack.
Matt, you are wrong regarding the use of a bolt action rifle. Essentially all professional sniper rifles are bolt action because they are more accurate and fire large caliber , heavy bullets that are more stable in flight. If Trump’s assassin shooter had used a large caliber, bolt action hunting rifle, instead of an AR-15, Trump would likely be dead today, just like Charlie Kirk.
Tha lack of a muzzle flash suppressor or silencer, is immaterial because the shooter was likely to get off only one shot before Kirk took cover.
I thought this was done as a political move the minute I heard about it. Now I’m trying to narrow down what else this was intended to do/distract us from.