what did stephen king say about kirk

Stephen King initially posted on social media falsely claiming that Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist who was recently killed, had advocated for stoning gays to death. This statement caused significant outrage and backlash, including harsh criticism from public figures such as Senator Ted Cruz. Stephen King deleted the post and issued multiple apologies, admitting he was wrong and that he had not fact-checked the information before posting. He clarified that what Kirk actually showed was how some people cherry-pick Biblical passages and expressed regret for the false accusation. King also compared Kirk's assassination to those of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., describing them as acts by "cowards who shot from ambush".