In the past 14 minutes, from 3:46 AM to 4:01 AM UTC on September 12th, 2025, criticism emerged regarding Palantir's alleged failure to track the assassin of Charlie Kirk, with one user on X (formerly Twitter) stating, "Palantir is fucking worthless." This commentary, posted at approximately 4:01 AM UTC, questions how Palantir's software did not track the assassin within 48 hours or flag them as a potential threat, suggesting significant failures and calling for firings and investigations into the Department of Justice. Separately, the publication Cult MTL posted a critical obituary for Charlie Kirk, stating, "Charlie Kirk died as he lived: propagating hateful myths about marginalized groups in our society. He was a profiteer and architect of America’s increasingly violent culture war. You reap what you sow." These developments occur as the FBI continues its investigation into Kirk's assassination on September 10th in Orem, Utah. Previous reports indicated that the FBI recovered the shooter's weapon and ammunition near Utah Valley University and collected trace evidence from the rooftop where the shot was taken. Utah Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason stated on September 11th that authorities "have no idea" where the killer might be. President Donald Trump has called the killing "disgraceful" and announced plans to award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously. The McDonald's flag at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was lowered to half-mast in honor of Kirk until sunset on September 14th, and Vice President JD Vance participated in an honor guard for Kirk in Salt Lake City, Utah. In parallel, the Vegas Golden Knights organization condemned social media comments made by an employee of Lotus Broadcasting concerning Kirk's assassination, stating the individual is not employed by the Golden Knights. This condemnation was issued after TMZ released footage showing a person of interest heading toward the university campus. The Secretary of Defense and Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell also posted on social media regarding coordinated responses from service chiefs concerning social media posts of troops in the wake of Kirk's killing.
