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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Athaliah Mejares

'Climber' Erika Kirk 'Lied' About Five-Year Singlehood Before Dating Charlie, Candace Owens Claims

Candace Owens has accused Erika Kirk of lying about being single for five years before meeting her late husband, Charlie Kirk, making the claim in episode two of her YouTube series 'Bride of Charlie', released on 28 February 2026. The accusation follows Kirk's statement at a CBS Town Hall in December 2025 that she had been single for five years while living in New York before she met and began dating Charlie in 2018, a timeline Owens is now openly disputing.

Owens and Kirk have become figures in the same political-media ecosystem, with each new clip treated as evidence by supporters and as provocation by critics. The latest exchange has been framed as part of an ongoing feud, and it reads that way: less a debate than a running attempt to define the other person first.

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