Utah Governor Spencer Cox warned that America's adversaries were trying to encourage violence by spreading disinformation online in the wake of the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, and he appealed to the public to reject those efforts.

Why It Matters

Kirk, one of America's most prominent conservative commentators and a close political ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed at a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

The murder, while condemned by leaders on both sides of the U.S. political divide, has exposed deep divisions between supporters of both the left and the right, and some commentators have warned of the possibility of spiraling violence.

Social media posts can amplify extreme voices, with views that would previously ha

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