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The Times of India
The Times of India
World
Barsha Dutta

“Everything is still fake”: Candace Owens blasts Erika Kirk’s TPUSA halftime event as viewership controversy explodes

Candace Owens has turned her fire toward Turning Point USA, igniting a fresh political media storm just as Super Bowl conversations refuse to cool down. While millions debated Bad Bunny’s NFL halftime performance, TPUSA staged its own parallel “All-American” show headlined by Kid Rock. What was meant to project cultural defiance has instead sparked a messy online numbers war. Owens, never one to stay quiet, publicly questioned whether the organization’s widely touted viewership figures hold up under scrutiny.

The controversy lands at a sensitive moment for TPUSA. Since the assassination of founder Charlie Kirk in September 2025, internal tensions and conspiracy claims have created visible fractures. Owens has openly clashed with the group’s leadership, and her latest comments suggest that rift is far from healed.

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