Far-right influencers and violent extremists are posting identifying information about people they believe are involved in the assassination or glorification of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. The campaign has been swift and widespread, and has already led to at least one person losing their job and others receiving death threats.
People posting identifying information include Chaya Raichik, who runs the highly influential, hateful libsoftiktok account X, Trump-Whisperer Laura Loomer, and former Proud Boy leader Enrique Tarrio.
The central hub of this activity is a website called Charlie’s Murderers, which was registered in the early evening of the day Kirk was shot and reveals certain personal information, such as social media usernames and email addresses, of individuals whose operators believe celebrated the horrific murder.
One of the first words listed on the sites Wrote about x was that she was “terrified to think how far-right Kirk fans, in their pain over more violence, could very well turn this into an even more radicalizing moment. Will they now believe their fears have been proven correct and feel they have the right to “revenge,” regardless of who was actually behind the original shooting?”
As Wired reported, that’s exactly how many on the far right — along with Republican lawmakers including President Donald Trump — responded to the news, even though the suspect had not been arrested and the motive had not been revealed.
For Gilmore, the impact of her inclusion on the website was immediate and devastating.
“This site has me genuinely afraid for my safety,” Gilmore tells Wired. “I feel terrible for anyone whose name is on it. It’s clear that the site is out to do exactly what landed me there, warning Kirk’s supporters: to get revenge.”
Gilmore has received multiple death and rape threats since the site went live Wednesday night. (Screenshots of emails and direct messages Gilmore received were reviewed to verify the threats.) She has not yet reported the threats to police, she says.
“I’ve gotten emails and DMs promising to find out where I live,” Gilmore says. “I’ve had people claiming my information is all over 4Chan, telling me in the same breath that they hope I’ll ‘rape and kill’ and telling me to ‘have fun walking down the streets of my city they name.”
At the time of publication, the site listed two dozen people, with numerous entries including full names, job information, locations, and social media accounts. The site’s operators, who remain anonymous, say they have received “thousands” of submissions. “All of these will be reviewed and uploaded soon,” a note on the site reads. “This is a permanent archive and will soon have a search feature.”
“We would most likely be happy to answer your questions,” the people who control the site told Wired in an email. Follow-up emails, however, went unanswered.
The site asks people to submit the full name, location and employer information of a potential target, as well as screenshots of incriminating social media posts via email. A disclaimer added Thursday morning says: “This is not a doxxing site. This site is a legitimate data collection of publicly available information. It is designed for public education purposes.”
