Claim about Erika Kirk being involved in child trafficking, debunked

Erika Kirk is going through what someone never should have to experience. Her husband, Charlie Kirk, was killed some weeks ago, which left a wife without a husband and two children without a father. But while mourning continues, a disgusting claim has been made about Erika, accusing her of trafficking children.

Erika Kirk is now taking over as CEO of Turning Point USA after its founder and most importantly, her husband, Charlie Kirk was killed during an event at Utah Valley University. The memorial service in Glendale, Arizona draw tens of thousands of people.

Shortly after his death, a rumor began circulating on social media. It accused Erika Kirk of being involved in child trafficking through a charitable project in Romania.

As reported by fact-checking website Snopes, the allegation connected Erika Kirk’s Romanian Angels initiative, a part of her nonprofit organization Everyday Heroes Like You. Its mission was to support children in orphanages across Romania by sending them letters and gifts. Also they arranged visits from members of the US. military

The claim spread online through several accounts. One post that had more than 4.6 million views read, “Did ya’ll know Erika Kirk is banned from Romania because her Evangelical group was accused of trafficking children out of Romanian villages? Birds of a feather I suppose.”

Another post, posted on Threads, claimed, “In 2011 Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie, had a “ministry” in Romania that worked with the U.S. government, until Romania told her ministry to leave. Go research why. I’ll give you a hint. Epstein and Trump. Her ministry was accused of trafficking children from the village. – don’t believe me, do your research.”

Claim about Erika Kirk being involved in child trafficking, debunked

Erika Kirk has not commented on the serious allegation. So, is it true? Snopes looked into it, and stated, “There was no evidence the trafficking allegation was true.”

“Newspaper articles about child trafficking in Romania that internet users shared as alleged evidence did not contain any mention of Erika Kirk or her organization. Likewise, materials from the Romanian Angels initiative that circulated online as alleged evidence did not contain any indication that the initiative was involved in trafficking or relocating any children;” it continued.