Fact Check: Did Erika Kirk go on a $1K shopping spree at Alo hours after Charlie died?

WASHINGTON, DC: After the death of Charlie Kirk, his wife Erika Kirk has faced a flood of rumors and conspiracy theories about her personal life.

One recent claim suggested that Erika went on a 'shopping spree' just hours or a day after Charlie was killed. Charlie was assassinated on September 10 during an event at Utah Valley University.

Claim: Erika Kirk went on a shopping spree after Charlie Kirk's death

A TikTok video by user Markos claimed that Erika Kirk went on a shopping spree after Charlie Kirk’s death.

In the video, Markos said an Alo employee contacted him and gave him a receipt as proof. Alo is a clothing brand known for expensive gymwear.

Markos claimed, “You cannot defend her behavior at this point,” and said Erika allegedly spent over $1,000 the day after Charlie’s death on black gym clothes. He noted that the items were casual gymwear with large logos, not typical funeral attire like skirts, dresses, or suits.

The receipt showed purchases totaling $1,043 at 11:10 AM on Thursday, September 11, about 19 hours after Charlie’s death, under the name Erika Franzese, her maiden name. Markos called this timing “before the body was cold,' though it is a hyperbolic description. It quickly gained attention across social media, including X, sparking viral theories online.

Fact Check: False, TPUSA member says they made the purchase, not Erika Kirk

The claim that Erika Kirk went on a shopping spree after Charlie Kirk’s death is false. TPUSA member Elizabeth McCoy said she was the one who made the purchase at Alo Yoga. She wrote on X, “I posted this on Instagram yesterday. Posting here today so that everyone can see how ridiculous this situation is. I was the one who made the Alo purchase, in person, in Utah.”

McCoy explained, "When we got the call that Charlie had been shot, we rushed from the office and into the airplane. We arrived in Utah with nothing but the clothes we were wearing. We were in those clothes all day at the hospital and slept in them that night." 

She added, "The next morning, our friend Stacy handed me her card, and I went out and picked up some items and toiletries for various team members and Erika. Alo was down the street.”

She pointed out, “Also, if you look closely at the video below, you will see that the photo of Erika’s account was taken at 12:14 pm on March 10. A week before the video was released. That’s not a coincidence. It’s a clear sign this was a planned, manufactured attack. To accuse Erika or anyone else of entertaining a 'shopping spree' hours after her husband was brutally murdered is cruel and vicious."

Another TPUSA member, Alex Clark, joined in, writing, “SCUM. An Alo Yoga employee leaked a customer’s private purchase history to smear her—after those items were bought in the immediate aftermath of one of the most HORRIFIC MURDERS in American HISTORY, when there was no time to grab anything but the clothes on their backs.”