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Meet the man behind the Charlie Kirk “exploding mic” conspiracy theory
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August 7, 2026
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2:32Now PlayingMoments after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed, the conspiracy theories began. And no one has done more to amplify them than Candace Owens, who seized on the death of her friend to build an online empire with baseless accusations and tenuous half-truths.
In the first installment of MS NOW's The Deep End with Brandy Zadrozny, we traced Owens' path from rising MAGA star to one of the internet’s most divisive agitators.
Watch the full documentary on MS NOW's YouTube page.
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