"You're lying so much": Candace Owens accused of reading fake email over Erika Kirk's TPUSA event

Candace Owens is facing renewed scrutiny after a viral social media post questioned her account of a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) school event in Idaho. The post, shared by Cinema Shogun, accused the conservative commentator of reading a potentially fake parent email on her podcast. The dispute has now raised fresh questions about the assembly, school security and the claims being made about students' experience.Candace Owens' TPUSA school assembly claims spark fresh questionsThe controversy centres on a September 17 event at Nampa Christian School, where Erika Kirk addressed more than 500 students during a Club America gathering. Owens questioned whether students had freely chosen to attend, citing messages and complaints she said came from parents.TPUSA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet disputed her account, saying attendance was optional and that three students chose to opt out. The disagreement has since expanded beyond attendance, with attention turning to Owens' use of a parent's alleged email about locked doors during the assembly.Cinema Shogun's post challenged the email's credibility, arguing that the school routinely keeps its doors locked during school hours. Nampa Christian Schools confirms on its website that its buildings remain locked during the school day, except for the main entrance, where visitors must register. That policy, however, does not by itself establish what happened inside the school during the event.Viral Candace Owens clip questions locked doors and student safetyThe clip shared alongside the online criticism takes a different approach, focusing on whether the school's security procedures were being presented without context. The speaker questions the implications of locked doors during a school assembly and raises concerns about parental notice and student participation.The full remarks, as provided in the clip, read:"This person however goes on and says, but the doors were indeed locked. And as a parent, that raises questions for me. If bringing a particular speaker or organization onto a school campus requires students to be behind locked doors during the presentation, at what point should the administration ask whether that is the appropriate environment for middle and high school students during a required school assembly? This also makes me question Turning Point USA and their care for the safety of children. Perhaps locking the doors was entirely intended as a security measure to protect my students. But if that level of security was considered necessary, I believe parents should have been informed beforehand and given a meaningful choice regarding their child's participation. I just want to know one thing. You ready? Why the fuck you lying? Why you always lying? Oh my God. Stop fucking lying. Always lying to me. You're lying so much. You're making it hard for me. Every time you tell me something, I figure that you're lying. Ooh, it's almost like you're faking. Oh yeah. Yeah, I know you're lying, but you sound excited. And you know that I know that you're lying. Oh girl."The clip's accusation adds another layer to an already heated dispute. Still, the school's general security policy does not confirm whether Owens' email was fabricated or whether students were prevented from leaving the assembly. Those questions remain central to the debate, as competing accounts continue to circulate online.Catch the latest World News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.