Digital Witch Hunt in the Charlie Kirk Case - A Pillory Unlike Anything Seen Before

It is perhaps the most dangerous taboo break of the political internet in years: A website called Charlie’s Murderers (charliesmurderers.com/) calls on people to report those who celebrate the death of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk or speak critically about him. But that is not all - the operators want to feed these names into a gigantic searchable database, filterable by place of residence and field of employment. “The largest firing operation in history” is grandly announced. What begins as a memorial gesture is in truth a digital weapon - a denunciation machine that turns a murder case into political fuel.

Charlie Kirk wurde ermordet. Charlie Kirk was murdered. Is an employee or a student of yours someone who supports political violence online? Look them up on this website. Send information on anyone celebrating Charlie’s death. Follow us on X/Twitter: @forcharliekirk1

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This website will soon be converted into a searchable database of over 30,000 submissions, filterable by general location and job industry. This is a permanent and continuously-updating archive of radical activists calling for violence.

This is the largest firing operation in history.

The mechanism is perfidious: Anyone can submit names, along with employer, location, and screenshot as supposed evidence. The operators promise to store this data “permanently” and continuously update it. It is the logic of a witch hunt - poured into a modern database. Anyone who ends up on this list risks public stigmatization, job loss, digital and real threats. The wrong tweet, the sarcastic comment, a shared joke is enough - and suddenly you are on a blacklist accessible to anyone who wants to do harm.

Derrick Van Orden, Republican representative for Wisconsin’s 3rd congressional district and former Navy SEAL, is considered a close ally of Donald Trump and repeatedly stands out for aggressive rhetoric against Democrats, media, and progressive movements. He was present in Washington on January 6, 2021, but denies entering the Capitol, and has repeatedly drawn criticism for sharp attacks on librarians and journalists. His public support for Charlie’s Murderers shows that this platform is no longer just an anonymous internet project but is receiving political backing from sitting members of Congress - further evidence that an organized campaign is emerging here, one that deliberately increases pressure on critics. Charlie’s Murderers zeigt, dass diese Plattform längst nicht mehr nur ein anonymes Internetprojekt ist, sondern politische Rückendeckung von amtierenden Kongressabgeordneten erhält – ein weiterer Beleg dafür, dass hier eine organisierte Kampagne entsteht, die den Druck auf Kritiker gezielt verstärkt.

Particularly alarming: The associated X/Twitter account already has more than 75,000 followers - a reach that turns this project into a mass movement. In their posts the operators boast of having collected nearly 50,000 identities. They openly call for the firing of university professors, spread anti-trans hate images, and fuel a climate of denunciation. This is not mourning work, but digital mobilization.

Even more serious is that the operators remain anonymous. The domain is registered through a privacy service in Reykjavík, Iceland - name, address, those responsible remain hidden. Who is behind this operation is still in the dark, dear friends, while those affected stand in the glaring light of the pillory. The site itself emphasizes that it only collects publicly available information and acts “legally permitted” - but this self-justification does nothing to change the fact that what is being created here is a private parallel justice system that is neither verifiable nor subject to the rule of law.

Right-wing populism shows itself here in its purest form: The emotion of the moment is hijacked to force fear and obedience. The death of a man becomes currency, his memory becomes a weapon, his followers become commissioners of a digital purge. The result is not justice but intimidation. It is an attack on freedom of expression and democratic debate culture, wrapped in the cynical promise to “say NO to political violence.” A society that tolerates this saws away at its own foundations. Today it is leftist critics, tomorrow journalists, the day after tomorrow anyone who dares to contradict a majority opinion. This platform is not simply a place of mourning - it is an instrument of political cleansing. It does not deserve silent nodding but loud opposition, public criticism, and if necessary legal consequences. We have forwarded this case to the FBI and the Icelandic prosecution authorities and will keep you updated.