It is real. Even granting limited access to Google photos will lock down key functionality. I was on Android until just recently with a decade of content I still want to access on an iPhone.
I need to follow these instructions but haven’t made the time for it: https://support.apple.com/en-us/120924
Charlie Kirk got famous through Turning Point USA, a political group targeting young voters, spreading stupid political memes as conservative propaganda.
There’s many videos of him setting up a booth at college campuses and debating college students on their liberal or progressive viewpoints.