Recently, Candace Owens made a striking claim that has generated a great deal of attention online. She asserted that Charlie Kirk is a “time traveler” sent from the future to disrupt what she describes as a satanic agenda. According to her, the CIA supposedly used ancient Sumerian technology from the future to identify both Charlie and Candace as threats to society, leading government agents to attempt to control them — and, when that failed, to allegedly plan Charlie’s death.

These are extraordinary allegations, and they raise serious questions beyond the claims themselves. Rather than simply mock or dismiss them, I believe this moment calls for a deeper conversation about Candace Owens, her methodology of research, the standards of evidence she relies upon, and the broader impact her rhetoric has on public discourse.

In my latest show, I walk through what she said, why it matters, and what it reveals about the current media and political ecosystem. More importantly, I try to reflect on what this means for our public square and how we should evaluate claims like these when they come from prominent figures.