Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Unpacking rumor Chicago teacher Lucy Martinez was fired for mocking Charlie Kirk assassination

Snopes  

"On Oct. 18, 2025, during a "No Kings" protest in Chicago against U.S. President Donald Trump, a bystander recorded a video of a woman making a finger gun, pointing it at her neck, and "firing" it while saying "bang." The video was shared widely on social media, where users interpreted the gesture as a reference to the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was shot in the neck in September 2025 during an event at Utah Valley University." . . .

Woman Goes Viral for Mocking Charlie Kirk Assassination at 'No Kings' Protest

   . . . "The video quickly went viral on social media, where users later claimed to have identified the woman and called for her alleged employer to fire her. The school in question, Nathan Hale Elementary School, appears to have since pulled its website and deleted its X account following intense backlash after video footage of the woman went viral online, the Daily Mail reported." . . .

 Chicago teacher accused of mocking Charlie Kirk's assassination as school suddenly pulls website | Daily Mail Online

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