Overview
- Elon Musk tagged Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on X, questioning screenshots that purported to show Activision Blizzard staff reacting to Charlie Kirk’s assassination and asserting, “These are Microsoft employees.”
- Microsoft posted that it is reviewing each situation involving a small subset of employees and stated that comments celebrating violence are unacceptable and contrary to company values.
- Independent outlets have not verified the screenshots’ authenticity, and The Verge reported the shared images did not themselves celebrate the shooting.
- Microsoft disputed at least one viral claim by saying the person identified as an employee was not on its staff, citing misinformation circulating on X.
- Kirk was shot dead during an event at Utah Valley University; authorities arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, and Utah’s governor labeled the killing a politically motivated assassination.