Myron Gaines reacts to video of Charlie Kirk debating Stone Lambert as internet debates over FBI's person of interest photos

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Myron Gaines weighed in on a recently resurfaced video of Charlie Kirk debating Stone Lambert. His comments came as online discussions intensified over the FBI’s newly released photos of a person of interest.

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FBI’s Salt Lake City office released photographs of a new person of interest on September 11. Soon after, many people began enhancing the images with AI tools and circulating edited versions online. This coincided with the resurfacing of the debate clip featuring Charlie Kirk and Stone Lambert. As Lambert started trending on X, some users compared him with the AI-enhanced images of the suspect.

During a segment of his livestream show The Debrief, which was later reposted to X on September 12, 2025, by the X user Myron Gaines Update, Gaines played a clip of Lambert’s debate with Kirk and read out reactions from his live audience. He noted how the chat erupted with speculation about Lambert’s resemblance to the suspect.

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“They are saying ‘This had to be the guy,’ ‘this is the guy,’ the comments are going crazy,” Gaines said while scrolling through the responses.

Gaines then displayed the images side by side, one of Lambert and another of the FBI’s person of interest, and asked viewers to weigh in on the similarities.

“I mean… let’s do a comparison. You guys tell me what you think. Is this our guy? Chat, is this him?” he asked.
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Many X users also flooded the comments under Myron Gaines Update’s repost of the livestream clip, sharing their opinions about the resurfaced debate video.

Some pointed out the similarities between the FBI’s released images of Charlie Kirk's possible murderer and photos of Lambert, claiming that they both looked alike.

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However, not everyone agreed. Some X users remarked that Stone Lambert looked nothing like the FBI’s newly released photos of the person of interest.

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Charlie Kirk’s murder investigation at a glance

Charlie Kirk (Image via Getty Images)
Charlie Kirk (Image via Getty Images)

Charlie Kirk, a right-wing political activist and founder of Turning Point USA, was killed on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. He was shot in the neck while speaking at the quad of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

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According to a BBC News report dated September 11, the shooting took place around 12:20 p.m., shortly after Kirk had been asked about mass shootings in the United States. Law enforcement officials soon released security camera images of a person of interest and urged the public to help identify him.

On September 12, authorities identified the suspect as Tyler Robinson, 22, a Utah native accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk.

According to Reuters, Robinson was taken into custody on Thursday night, about 33 hours after the shooting, FBI Director Kash Patel told reporters. The agency also stated that they had received more than 11,000 tips by Friday morning, the most since the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

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Robinson was ultimately identified when a family member recognized him in FBI surveillance images, bringing an end to the nationwide manhunt. Two law enforcement sources told CBS that Robinson’s father was the one who alerted authorities.

The first public announcement of Robinson’s capture came from President Donald Trump during a live Fox & Friends interview on September 12.

“I think with a high degree of certainty, we have him,” Trump said.
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Utah Governor Spencer Cox also expressed relief after the intense manhunt came to an end and confirmed the arrest of Robinson.

“We got him,” he told the reporters on September 12.

According to BBC, Robinson lived in St. George, Utah, near Zion National Park, about 250 miles (400 km) from Utah Valley University, where Kirk was gunned down. Public records showed Robinson had previously registered as an unaffiliated voter in Utah.

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At a Friday press briefing, FBI officials declined to comment on Robinson’s background, political leanings, or possible motive, stressing that the investigation would remain active.

“We are confident we have the right individual in custody…but we are still working to establish the full picture of who he is and why he acted,” an FBI spokesperson said (as per BBC).
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As per the BBC report, investigators also noted his immersion in online culture. Shell casings recovered at the scene bore trolling-style inscriptions. This includes ones like “notices bulges OwO what’s this?” and “if you read this, you are gay lmao,” and both of these are tied to internet “copypasta” memes.


Charlie Kirk’s murder is still under investigation.

The prime suspect, Tyler Robinson is being held without bail in a Utah jail on multiple charges, including aggravated murder. Utah County prosecutors were expected to formally file charges on Tuesday, September 16. According to CNN, Robinson had so far refused to speak with investigators.

Edited by Shayari Roy
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