“Can you make any logical sense”: Candace Owens challenges Daily Mail political reporter over…
Candace Owens questions a Daily Mail reporter about a video purportedly showing Charlie Kirk naming his successor, raising concerns about possible AI manipulation.
- Incident date
- May 2026
- Target
- Charlie Kirk
Following the death of Charlie Kirk, Candace Owens publicly questioned the authenticity of a video played at AmFest, which allegedly showed Kirk naming Erika as his successor. Owens suggested that the audio in the video may have been created using artificial intelligence, noting that only the audio, not the full video, was released. She also questioned why Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chose to release only the audio publicly.
What happened
Daily Mail political reporter Charlie Spiering stated he had viewed the video and confirmed its authenticity. He added that multiple people who were in Aspen that day remembered the moment and that the video was not the only reason Turning Point USA’s board decided to appoint Erika. Owens challenged Spiering's assessment, questioning his qualifications to assess the video's authenticity and whether AI was used. She claimed to possess material from Aspen that could help determine if the video had been manipulated. Owens also highlighted TPUSA's reported meeting with a company specializing in posthumous AI-generated videos, raising further questions. TPUSA has not publicly released the full Aspen video, and no independent forensic report has been shared.