Writing by Dr. Dannielle Blumenthal

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Candace And The Gaslighting Pattern

“🚨 ‘I AM JUST ASKING QUESTIONS’🚨

Is that what Candace Owens is really doing? Or is there something more sinister at play…

What Candace Owens is doing to Erika Kirk and the people of Turning Point USA is textbook psychological manipulation.

She hides behind the phrase ‘I’m just asking questions’ while doing the following:

  • Reversing the burden of proof
  • Implying guilt without evidence
  • Forcing innocent people into a defensive posture
  • Stating innocent people deserved to be ridiculed for not defending themselves when no evidence has been provided is narrative weaponization

Asking innocent people to ‘debunk’ an accusation is itself the accusation.

That’s not inquiry.
That’s insinuation.

Then comes the next manipulation layer:

When innocent people push back and correctly label Candace Owens and her followers as liars, because no evidence has been produced, she pivots and claims they’re making it a bigger deal than it needs to be.

This is a classic gaslighting loop:

  1. Imply wrongdoing without proof
  2. Demand the innocent disprove it
  3. Cry victim when challenged
  4. Accuse critics of ‘attacking’ someone who is ‘just asking questions’

Let’s be clear:

➡️ ‘Just asking questions’ does NOT absolve you of responsibility
➡️ ‘Debunk this’ is not a neutral request, it’s a coercive demand
➡️ Silence or refusal to play along is not guilt

And here’s the most important part:

It’s been over THREE MONTHS.
Candace Owens has provided ZERO evidence to support her implications.

None.
Not one verified fact.
Not one substantiated claim about Kirks assassination.

Yet anyone who calls this out, including myself, is accused of attacking her for ‘just asking questions.’

No.

We’re calling out a deliberate psychological operation designed to:

  • Smear without accountability
  • Destroy reputations without proof
  • Weaponize ambiguity
  • And punish anyone who refuses to submit

This tactic isn’t brave.
It isn’t journalism.
And it isn’t truth-seeking.

It’s manipulation…maximum level.
And the longer it goes on without evidence, the clearer that becomes.

This Does Not Advance the Truth. It Undermines It

None of this behavior brings us closer to resolving the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

In fact, it does the opposite.

When unsubstantiated insinuations are aimed at innocent people, the focus shifts away from real investigative work and toward spectacle, division, and internal conflict. That doesn’t expose the truth, it pollutes the information space.

Real investigations are built on:

  1. Verifiable evidence
  2. Credible witnesses
  3. Documented timelines
  4. Corroboration

What we are seeing instead is narrative noise, questions designed to provoke suspicion without producing facts. This doesn’t pressure perpetrators. It pressures bystanders. It doesn’t illuminate the crime. It clouds it.

Worse, it damages credibility.

When speculation replaces evidence, legitimate questions about the assassination itself become easier to dismiss. Serious inquiry gets lumped in with rumor. Genuine investigators are undermined by association with baseless claims.

That outcome benefits only one group:
The people who do not want the truth uncovered.

If the stated goal is justice for Charlie Kirk, then reckless insinuation against innocent people is not just irresponsible…it is counterproductive. It fractures unity, discredits real inquiry, and diverts attention from where it actually belongs.

Truth does not emerge from insinuation, and justice is not born of pressure campaigns.

When evidence is sacrificed for theatrics, Charlie Kirk’s legacy is not defended…it is endangered.”

“Alpha Warrior” on X, 12/29/2025

https://x.com/xalphawarriorx/status/2005843164595421362?s=46