What we know and what we don't: A lot of bad or unconfirmed information has been swirling about the ideology and personal life of 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, the person detained as a suspect in the assassination of conservative pundit Charlie Kirk. Let's try to see how much we actually know.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has said in a press conference that Robinson subscribed to "leftist ideology" and that he was living with, and in a relationship with, a transgender person. Cox described Robinson as a "very normal young man" who had been "radicalized" after dropping out of college and moving back to southern Utah, where he is from. Robinson's alleged romantic partner has apparently cooperated with the authorities and provided private messages to them, and does not appear to have had any knowledge of the crime or any involvement.
Some, like The New York Post, have really run with these breadcrumbs:
