A notable Harvard Law professor and legal expert faced backlash on social media after circulating a debunked rumor that the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s supposed assassination was an “ultra-MAGA” supporter and that Republicans were attempting to “blame” liberals for the incident.

Laurence Tribe commented in a post on X, sharing a detailed post from an account named Occupy Democrats, which sought to depict suspect Tyler Robinson’s political stance.

“Kirk’s apparent assassin seems to have been ultra-MAGA, undermining the GOP/MAGA effort to assign blame for this tragedy to liberals,” stated Tribe, who served as a professor at Harvard Law School from 1968 until retiring in 2020. He now holds the title of Carl M. Loeb University Professor Emeritus at the institution.

Robinson, 22, was in a “romantic relationship” with a transgender partner, senior FBI officials confirmed to Fox News Digital. The officials noted that Robinson resided with the unnamed individual, a male transitioning to a female, in their shared apartment in Saint George, Utah.

The Democratic group also attempted to associate the messages inscribed on bullet casings found near the suspect’s weapon with a “white nationalist” and video games.

Regarding a casing engraved with the phrase, “Hey fascist! Catch!,” the group asserted the inscription “does not appear to be a left-wing ‘antifa’ message” and tried to link it to a popular video game.

A memorial for Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk is seen at Utah Valley University, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

The other etchings included the phrases “Notices,” “bulges,” “OWO,” “what’s this?,” “Bella ciao bella ciao ciao,” “If you read this, you are gay LMAO” and a series of arrows, one pointing up, one pointing to the right and three pointing down. 

“Bella Ciao” is an anti-fascist song popularized by left-wing Italian partisans during World War II, according to the New York Post.