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When Vice President Vance hosted an episode of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's podcast on Monday, he blamed an "incredibly destructive movement of left-wing extremism" for Kirk's assasination. That same night, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel said the "MAGA gang" was desperately trying to characterize the killer as "anything other than one of them." Kimmel was suspended indefinitely for his comments, raising... The disparate statements from the conservative vice president and the liberal talk show host revealed a troubling fact: there is a deep schism in how Americans understand the assassination that took place a little... That gap is being widened by social media. More than half of U.S. adults now get their news sometimes or often from social media platforms, and those platforms are fragmenting how Americans view what's happening.

American politics has long been home to conspiracies and even fracturings of understanding around events, said Nicole Hemmer, a professor of history at Vanderbilt University. "What's new is the speed at which all of this is shared, the ease of access that people have to it, and the algorithmic push," she said. Crime scene tape surrounds the perimeter of Utah Valley University after Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed , Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Orem, Utah. Social media is promoting different views of why the shooter acted. When Vice President Vance hosted an episode of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s podcast on Monday, he blamed an “incredibly destructive movement of left-wing extremism” for Kirk’s assasination.

That same night, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel said the “MAGA gang” was desperately trying to characterize the killer as “anything other than one of them.” Kimmel was suspended indefinitely for his comments, raising... The disparate statements from the conservative vice president and the liberal talk show host revealed a troubling fact: there is a deep schism in how Americans understand the assassination that took place a little... Black tape crosses out a Mickey Mouse T-shirt during a demonstration in response to the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show outside of The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif. Kimmel's comments about the shooter sparked an outcry on the political right. That gap is being widened by social media. More than half of U.S.

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When Vice President Vance hosted an episode of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's podcast on Monday, he blamed an "incredibly destructive movement of left-wing extremism" for Kirk's assasination. That same night, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel said the "MAGA gang" was desperately trying to characterize the killer as "anything other than one of them." Kimmel was suspended indefinitely for his commen...

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American politics has long been home to conspiracies and even fracturings of understanding around events, said Nicole Hemmer, a professor of history at Vanderbilt University. "What's new is the speed at which all of this is shared, the ease of access that people have to it, and the algorithmic push," she said. Crime scene tape surrounds the perimeter of Utah Valley University after Turning Point U...

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That same night, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel said the “MAGA gang” was desperately trying to characterize the killer as “anything other than one of them.” Kimmel was suspended indefinitely for his comments, raising... The disparate statements from the conservative vice president and the liberal talk show host revealed a troubling fact: there is a deep schism in how Americans understand the assassin...

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adults now get their news sometimes or often from social media platforms, and those platforms are fragmenting how Americans view what’s happening. Welcome to Politomix -- the political news wire where left, right and center mix. Politomix aggregates the day's political news on the web and your mobile device. Politomix Home Trending Sites iOS App Search About 2025 GlassWave