India, June 16 -- Social media reports have claimed that Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, is seeking to legally remove "Kirk" from her last name. The post was shared by the X account Hoops Crave.

"Erika Kirk has filed to legally remove 'Kirk' from her last name," Hoops Crave wrote.

The rumor was amplified by several accounts on X, and then spread across other social media platforms.

The claim is false. No major media outlets have reported this to be true.

A fact-check by Grok says, "No, this is not real. No credible news, court records, or official sources show Erika Kirk filing to legally remove "Kirk" from her name. She is still publicly identified as Erika Kirk (widow of Charlie Kirk, who passed in 2025) in recent references inclu...