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Charlie Kirk once said some gun deaths 'worth it' in order to have Second Amendment?

Conservative activist and Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk, 31, died yesterday after being shot at a Utah Valley University event. Following the shooting, online users shared an alleged quote from Kirk about gun deaths. They claimed Kirk, a close ally of President Donald Trump, once said, "I think it's worth it. I think it's worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights."

Snopes senior reporter Jordan Liles has the details, including a transcript of Kirk's remarks during an April 2023 TPUSA Faith event.

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Investigating rumor about CDC, CPS harassment over 'autism therapy camps' in Florida

Social media users shared a story claiming the CDC and Florida's CPS harassed a mother with five children and threatened her with an arrest warrant because she refused to send her young son to an "autism therapy camp."

Snopes senior reporter Jordan Liles investigated the rumor. Click below to read more on what he found.