Elon Musk's Grok AI Spread Ludicrous Misinformation After Charlie Kirk's Shooting, Saying Kirk Survived and Video Was Fake

Fururism ^ | Sep 11 | Noor Al-Sibai

[Openurmind]

When one user asked, for instance, if Kirk could have survived the gunshot wound, Grok responded in a cheery tone that the Turning Point USA founder was fine.

"Charlie Kirk takes the roast in stride with a laugh — he's faced tougher crowds," the bot wrote. "Yes, he survives this one easily."

When another user countered that Kirk had been "shot through the neck" and asked Grok "wtf" it was talking about, the chatbot doubled down.

"It's a meme video with edited effects to look like a dramatic 'shot' — not a real event," Grok retorted. "Charlie Kirk is fine; he handles roasts like a pro."

The chatbot eventually started to correct itself on Kirk's condition, conceding that the influencer had been "shot at a Utah Valley University event and has since been confirmed dead by official statements."

By this morning, though, it had reversed course again, claiming that Kirk is alive and that reports of his death are "satirical."

"Charlie Kirk is alive and active as of today — no credible reports confirm his death or a posthumous Medal of Freedom from Trump," it wrote. "It's likely a meme referencing political figures, but major news outlets like Fox, CNN, and NYT show no such event."

[escapefromboston]

Garbage in / Garbage Out is still true today

[Damifino]

Raising a skeptical eyebrow

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Garbage in / Garbage Out is still true today

More likely this is a false report to make Musk look bad. I used Grok yesterday to research Kirk's murder and didn't get any of this.

[ifinnegan]

Yeah, sure it did.

Why do you idiots post this crap.

[Thank You Rush]

How much longer is this country going to encourage and/or put up with this nonsense? Shut it down...There is enough real garbage to contend with without playing “let’s pretend” every day....

[Ge0ffrey]

Ask Grok if Minnesota registers voters by party affiliation.

[Responsibility2nd]

And they had to blame this on Elon.

/puke

[mass55th]

Why in God’s name does anyone with half-a-brain ask a non-entity an opinion?

[Bobbyvotes]

But investors are betting on AI stocks like during the internet bubble era.

[proust]

Elon's Mecha Hitler still isn't ready for prime time.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Elon's Mecha Hitler still isn't ready for prime time.

Why don't you test your own theory and ask Grok yourself?

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Yes, Kirk is living underground with Hitler and Mussolini in the Secret Antarctic Base. They have access to advanced UFO vehicles which whisk them around the globe to secret rendezvous with President Trump and Viktor Orbán.

[mairdie]

I ask fact-based questions all the time and value highly the new way I get information. Like “how long do I need to reheat sweet potato tempura in an air fryer?” “How much baking powder do I need to add to a Duncan Hines cake mix that’s 6 months out of date?”

I wouldn’t ask it opinion-based questions. I’d ask one of you guys things like that. And thank you kindly for your answers.

[cpdiii]

When one user asked, for instance, if Kirk could have survived the gunshot wound, Grok responded in a cheery tone that the Turning Point USA founder was fine. "Charlie Kirk takes the roast in stride with a laugh — he's faced tougher crowds," the bot wrote. "Yes, he survives this one easily."

Who is the user, where is the screen shot. I guess he forgot./S

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[Jonty30]

That would be probably due to the questions being asked of it. If you asked if Charlie Kirk survived, for example, it might bias the search to look for sites that state he is alive.

I’ve been able to get Grok to answer questions that it wouldn’t answer just by changing the parameters of the question.

[Openurmind]

See #11.

[mass55th]

To each his own I guess. AI, Grok or a Chatbox/Chatbot, social media sites, etc. are of no interest to this old lady as much as Mark Zuckerturd would like them to be.

[SmokingJoe]

What a nonsense post.
I use Grok all the time.
Never saw any such crap.
Just asked Grok again and it came up with:

“No, Charlie Kirk did not survive the shooting. The conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder was fatally shot in the neck on September 10, 2025, during a speaking event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. He was pronounced dead at Timpanogos Regional Hospital shortly after the incident, despite immediate medical efforts”

[Openurmind]

“Garbage in / Garbage Out is still true today

How can you even say that? It is the #1 trusted source for fact by those who have been possessed by it...