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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has repeatedly urged people to avoid social media after Charlie Kirk's shooting.

Cox highlights misinformation spread by bots from Russia and China, among other actors, on social media.

Misinformation included false claims about a suspect and even Kirk's death itself.

OREM — In the aftermath of last week's fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox urged people to stay off social media and "spend a little time with our families."

His comments came during a Utah Department of Public Safety and FBI press conference regarding what was, at the time, an ongoing manhunt.

Specifically, Cox called out what he said was a "tremendous amount" of disinformation spreading across social

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