Why the story about the writings on Kirk's killer shell casings was a total lie. My guess, right wing b.s..

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6. WaPo article has details about the markings

If you can't access it, basically the markings (as well as that Italian song) seem to reference bits from a particular video game. The shooter was apparently immersed in a subculture around this game.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/09/12/charlie-kirk-shooting-suspect-utah/

In addition to that casing, which included arrow symbols, the affidavit said another unfired casing read: “If you read This, you are GAY Lmao.” The writing uses the flippant, sarcastic language of online and gaming culture adopted by other people accused of recent bloodshed, said Amy Cooter, a counterterrorism expert and deputy director of the Institute for Countering Digital Extremism. Cooter said the phrases may sound like gibberish to the uninitiated but suggest someone steeped in the code of the internet and video game forums.

The fired casing had the phrase “Notices Buldge OWO what’s this?” according to the affidavit. The phrase appears to misspell the word “bulge.” That is online speak suggesting sexual excitement resulting from a win or success, Cooter said. The reference to being gay echoes common language online, Cooter said.

The arrows on the casing reading “hey fascist!” are consistent with the button sequences used to drop bombs in the game “Helldivers 2,” a popular satirical game in which super-soldiers battle aliens.