Who Does Candace Owens Think Killed Charlie Kirk? Ex-TPUSA Member Pushes ‘Egyptian Air Force’ Theory

Conservative commentator Candace Owens is once again under fire for spreading unverified claims, this time suggesting that an Egyptian Air Force plane may have been linked to the murder of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Kirk was fatally shot on September 10 while attending an event at Utah Valley University, and Owens’s posts on X (formerly Twitter) have reignited debates over misinformation and conspiracy culture within US conservative circles.In a series of posts shared Saturday, Owens wrote that an Egyptian Air Force jet, tail number SU-BTT, “flew out of Provo, Utah” on the same day as Kirk’s killing. She alleged the aircraft’s presence was “no coincidence,” claiming it had earlier visited an “army base in Nebraska” in July and remained in Utah “until just after Charlie was assassinated.”Owens suggested that the murder might have been part of a “military operation,” writing, “Tyler Robinson must have had some powerful friends! It looks like a decision to murder Charlie Kirk was made around July 18th.” She added that “a military meeting with foreign leaders took place on July 20th on US soil.”🚨BREAKING NEWS!🚨On September 10th, after Charlie’s assasination, an Egyptian Air Force plane flew out of Provo, Utah. Tail number: SU-BTTIt’s first trip to America EVER was made on July 20t—to an army base in Nebraska. Tyler Robinson must have had some powerful friends! pic.twitter.com/BGMnZiF8fq— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) October 12, 2025 Fact-Checkers and Users Expose “Utah Time” ErrorOwens’s theory quickly fell apart after users on X noted a basic factual error in her timeline. According to publicly available flight-tracking data, the Egyptian plane departed Provo at 7 a.m. local time, several hours before Kirk was shot. The confusion reportedly stemmed from Owens misreading UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) as “Utah time.”“She doesn’t know what UTC means and thinks that a 13:08 UTC liftoff means 1:08 p.m. Utah time. It does not,” one user wrote. Another joked, “We just learned Candace Owens thought UTC stood for Utah Time. Amazing people still take her seriously.”A community note on Owens’s original post confirmed the correction, clarifying that the aircraft’s movements did not overlap with the timing of the shooting. Despite this, Owens doubled down, claiming that the quick debunking itself proved “a coordinated effort to suppress the truth.”Owens Doubles Down as Official Probe Points ElsewhereOwens insisted the “Snopes-like debunking” of her theory showed that “they are panicked about its discovery.” In a follow-up post, she added, “Who were the people dropped off when the flight arrived into Provo? How many were on the return manifest on September 10th?”Authorities in Provo, Utah, have repeatedly stated that Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old local resident, is the sole suspect in the killing. Robinson was arrested and charged shortly after the incident. Investigators have not suggested the involvement of any foreign entity or secondary suspect.While Owens’s latest remarks have drawn criticism even from within conservative media circles, they also underscore her growing estrangement from mainstream right-wing organisations. Once a leading figure at Turning Point USA, Owens split from the group several years ago amid ideological disputes with its leadership, including Kirk.