Charlie Kirk 'Son😭😭😭😭😭' Meme Has Become One Of The Most Popular Kirkified Edits

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Charlie Kirk "Son😭😭😭😭😭" refers to an image macro using a Kirkified version of an Anthony Mackie's Smirk meme, with a TikTok text overlay caption reading, "Son😭😭😭😭😭," with several "loudly crying face" emojis. The image initially trended in TikTok comment sections as a reaction image amid the Kirkification of memes in October and November 2025, in which late political pundit and organizer Charlie Kirk's face was swapped after his assassination a month prior. The Charlie Kirk "Son" Meme became more commonly used than the original Anthony Mackie "Son😭😭😭😭😭" image across Twitter / X and Instagram, among other sites.

Origin

The earliest known upload of the Charlie Kirk "Son😭😭😭😭😭" meme was shared by X user @richpizzaroll on October 25th, 2025. A comment on the /r/fetishcai subreddit using the image was also posted on October 25th. It's currently unknown who the meme's original creator is.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/charlie-kirk-face-swaps-kirkified-memes "meme":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/memes reading, "Son😭😭😭😭😭," which was a "photoshop":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/photoshop of the "Anthony Mackie Smirk Meme":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/anthony-mackies-smirk.

Before then, on September 26th, 2025, TikToker @dub5nine reposted an AI Video of Charlie Kirk talking about his death. @dub5nine added a text overlay caption that read, "Son," followed by a string of 😭 emojis. Over two months, the video gained over 11,900 likes.

@dub5nine #charliekirk #fyp #kankan #fairs ♬ Nun To Me 2 – Kankan

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On October 26th, 2025, X user @ThomasWrrld used the image in a tweet about NFL player Chuba Hubbard of the Carolina Panthers, reading, "Chuba Hubbard might be washed." The tweet received over 310 likes in 18 days.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/twitter-x using the Charlie Kirk "Son😭😭😭😭😭" meme, a "Charlie Kirk Face Swap":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/charlie-kirk-face-swaps-kirkified-memes image of "Anthony's Mackie Smirk Meme":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/anthony-mackies-smirk.

On November 1st, X user @slsa4president quote-tweeted X user Hoodgenius who had quote-tweeted Vice President J.D. Vance to joke about the Erika Kirk and J.D. Vance Romance Rumors. @slsa4president attached the Charlie Kirk "Son😭😭😭😭😭" meme with no caption, gaining over 4,000 likes in 11 days.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/quote-retweets-qrts using the Charlie Kirk "Son😭😭😭😭😭" meme, a "Charlie Kirk Face Swap":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/charlie-kirk-face-swaps-kirkified-memes image of "Anthony's Mackie Smirk Meme":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/anthony-mackies-smirk.

On November 10th, 2025, X user @JusJazzinOut tweeted the Charlie Kirk "Son😭😭😭😭😭" meme, captioning it, "When you can't find the original image so you're lowkey forced to use the Charlie Kirk version." Over three days, the tweet gained over 11,000 likes.