Did The Nick Cage Movie 'Snake Eyes' Predict The Charlie Kirk Assassination?
In claims viralized across social media this week, users argued there are uncanny overlaps in character names, dates, and locations between the murder and the movie, directed by Brian de Palma.
The core of the theory centers on the film's plot. In "Snake Eyes," a U.S. secretary of defense named Charles Kirkland is assassinated during a prizefight in Atlantic City. Users point to the similarity between "Charles Kirkland" and "Charles James Kirk," Charlie Kirk's full name, and note that the movie victim is shot in the neck, which appears similar to where Kirk was struck. These details have driven the phrase "predictive programming" into trend lists.
Online posts add a second alleged link through names around the ring. In the film, the boxer who takes a dive as shots ring out is named Lincoln Tyler. Which internet conspiracy theorists have related to the name of Tyler Robinson, becoming another building block for believers. Some users also claim the fictional fight is set on September 10, the same date as Kirk's killing at Utah Valley University.

