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In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s tragic death following a shooting at Utah Valley University in September 2025, many celebrities voiced their reactions. However, Carrie Underwood was notably not among them, contrary to what some social media users might believe. The country music superstar found herself at the center of a fabricated viral story that falsely accused her of criticizing Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk. The unfounded story went viral on November 1, 2025, when an X account posted a fake article suggesting that Underwood had made disparaging remarks about Erika’s rise to national prominence following her husband’s untimely passing. The fabricated quote attributed to Underwood read, “I won’t fake sympathy.”
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Plenty of celebrities reacted to Charlie Kirk’s death after the shocking shooting at Utah Valley University in September 2025, but Carrie Underwood was not one of them. Many social media users don’t know that, though. That’s because the country star was the victim of a viral fake story that accused her of throwing shade at Charlie’s widow, Erika Kirk, whose national prominence skyrocketed following his untimely death. On November 1, 2025, an X account shared a fake article that claimed Underwood added fuel to the “grifter” allegations against Erika. “I won’t fake sympathy,” the “Before He Cheats” singer was quoted as writing in a social media post.
Despite the rumors, Carrie Underwood has remained silent on the matter, neither confirming nor denying any alleged opinions about the incident. This silence, coupled with her performance at Donald Trump’s second inauguration in January 2025, has led to rampant speculation about her political leanings. Yet, Underwood is known for keeping her political views private, making her an easy target for baseless assumptions.
If Carrie Underwood has any opinions about this, she hasn’t made them public. That hasn’t kept netizens from speculating. The fact that Underwood keeps her political beliefs to herself but performed at the second inauguration of Donald Trump in January 2025 has made her a target for this sort of speculation.
The viral post was quickly debunked, alongside another fabricated story claiming Underwood had shared Charlie Kirk’s supposed final words, alleging she had spoken to him a day before his assassination. The fake narrative suggested she had made a haunting statement during Kirk’s funeral, claiming, “It was as if he knew … and now I can’t unhear it.” However, no evidence supports that Underwood and Kirk were acquainted, nor did she attend his funeral, as the timeline presented in the story was clearly flawed.
Carrie Underwood also faced other Charlie Kirk-related fake stories
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As one Facebook user astutely pointed out on September 12, 2025, just days before Kirk’s actual funeral date, “What a sick post — he hasn’t even had a funeral yet.” Beyond these glaring inconsistencies, it seems improbable that Underwood would vocalize strong opinions about a figure as polarizing as Kirk. In a 2019 interview with The Guardian, she stated, “I try to stay far out of politics if possible, at least in public, because nobody wins.”
The viral story was easily debunked. Another similar post claimed that Underwood had shared Kirk’s last words, contending she had spoken with him a day before his assassination. “It was as if he knew … and now I can’t unhear it,” she was quoted as saying in a Facebook post. However, there is no evidence that Underwood and Kirk even knew each other. Besides, the post contended that Underwood made the remarks at Kirk’s funeral, offering a timeline that gave away the fake news.
“What a sick post — he hasn’t even had a funeral yet,” a Facebook user commented on September 12, 2025, nine days before Kirk’s funeral service was held. Beyond the obvious signs that the stories were made up, it is highly unlikely that Underwood would take such strong stance with such a polarizing figure. “I try to stay far out of politics if possible, at least in public, because nobody wins,” she told The Guardian in 2019.