Goebel Farms in Evansville has come under fire for creating a corn maze honoring slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, drawing a wave of online backlash that the farm says only proves the need to defend civil discourse and free speech.
The Evansville family farm unveiled its 2026 corn maze featuring a portrait of Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in September 2025. The tribute, which also includes the words “RIP CK” and his death date, quickly sparked dozens of negative Google reviews and heated debate on local social media forums. Some critics celebrated the backlash on Reddit, while the farm’s online listings reportedly took a hit, its Google page was marked “permanently closed” and appeared to have been removed, according to the New York Post.
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