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An apparent Charlie Kirk look-alike contest called “Kirkiversary” is being advertised at the University of South Carolina for Sept. 10, the anniversary of the conservative activist’s assassination.
A screenshot of an anonymous Yik Yak post circulating on social media advertises a “Charlie Kirk look-alike contest” on Greene Street outside USC’s Russell House at 7 p.m., offering a $50 prize and telling prospective participants, “Be there or be square.”
Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated Sept. 10, 2025, while speaking at Utah Valley University during his “American Comeback Tour.”
It was not immediately clear who created the post or organized the apparent event, whether those involved are USC students or not.
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Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was speaking during his “American Comeback Tour” when he was shot in the neck and killed. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)
Libs of TikTok amplified the post Wednesday, characterizing the contest as an event organized by students to celebrate Kirk’s assassination and calling it “demonic.” The underlying Yik Yak post reviewed by Fox News Digital referred to the event as “Kirkiversary” but does not explicitly state that its purpose is to celebrate Kirk’s killing.
The University of South Carolina replied to the Libs of TikTok post saying, “We have no record of any registered student organization planning such an event. No university resources will be used to support this. DM us if you’d like a contact here that can help verify claims like this ahead of posting.”
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Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk speaks during a campaign rally in Las Vegas on Oct. 24, 2024. (John Locher/AP Photo)
Students at Georgetown University also allegedly planned a Kirk “lookalike contest” for the anniversary of his assassination, with the event drawing thousands of upvotes at the elite Washington, D.C., campus, according to screenshots shared with Fox News Digital from the school’s Turning Point USA chapter.
The Sept. 10 event was promoted on Fizz, an anonymous social media platform popular with Georgetown students, where the initial announcement received more than 2,200 upvotes. Georgetown’s undergraduate population is roughly 6,000.
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The McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S., on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. (Micah Green/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to the University of South Carolina for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
