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On campuses from Washington to Maine, anonymous flyers and social-media posts advertising events tied to the first anniversary of a high-profile political assassination circulated across at least eight universities on September 10, drawing swift disavowals from administrators at each institution.
Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA, was killed at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025, while speaking during his American Comeback Tour.
The events and how they spread The pattern emerged across institutions with no apparent central coordination.
At Georgetown University, a Kirk look-alike contest drew thousands of upvotes on Fizz, an anonymous social-media platform popular with students there.
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